‘I thought we were broke’

When the House last week passed a “technical budget clean up” bill, Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Burlington, had the best line: “I thought we were broke,” Wuchner said during the floor debate.

Glasgow Daily Times

Doesn't KY media care about solutions at all?

A new group, Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, is promoting a commonsense prevailing wage exemption for school building projects and is being actively ignored by the pundits when the need for money-saving ideas couldn't be more clear.

Kentucky Progress

7 topics to watch on Friday in Frankfort

Friday is a crucial day in Frankfort.

Bluegrass Politics

House panel approves fund transfer bill for local schools

School officials say a bill moving through the House could provide much-needed fiscal help for their ailing budgets.

Bluegrass Politics

Leaders: Cuts in contributions to pension funds might be needed

Gov. Steve Beshear and legislative leaders said this afternoon that if the economy continues to worsen, it might be necessary to cut the amount the state, cities and counties contribute to the public employee retirement funds.

Courier-Journal

A Chance for Fiscal Sanity in Frankfort

Given Kentucky's budget crisis -- and how desperately our schools need upgrading -- one piece of legislation is like a breath of fresh air in Frankfort.

Elephants in the Blue Grass