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How are States Responding to COVID-19?: Exploratory Questions, Descriptive Statistics & Correlat
On the Coronavirus Tracker, Real Clear Politics provides national and global COVID-19 data for these variables: Deaths, Deaths per 1...
Dr. Corrie Block
Apr 21, 20207 min read


Kentucky Could Be Out of Money to Pay Unemployment Benefits in Less Than a Month
After an unprecedented four weeks, three of which have set all time records for the number of Kentuckians filing for unemployment, the...
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Apr 21, 20202 min read


Kentucky 8th Highest in United States in Unemployment Claims, Highest in Region
New data compiled by The Tax Foundation, using today's record unemployment numbers, shows that Kentucky is 8th highest in the United...
Jordan Harris
Apr 9, 20201 min read


After Days of Delay, the Senate has Passed the Phase III Coronavirus Relief Package. Here is what’s
After being blocked from advancing twice earlier in the week by Democrats, the Phase III coronavirus relief package, the largest stimulus...
Jordan Harris
Mar 26, 20207 min read


Want to know what is in the Senate's Coronavirus Relief Bill? Here is a Breakdown.
As promised, today Senate Republicans released what is being called “Phase III” of coronavirus relief, representing the largest package....
Jordan Harris
Mar 19, 20203 min read


Kentucky's most successful Millennials are leaving. Where are they going?
A study released earlier this month found that Kentucky is one of the worst states in the United States at retaining successful...
Jordan Harris
Jun 25, 20193 min read


Kentucky's Imports from Mexico are 4th Highest as a Percentage of GDP in the US - Tariffs will b
Throwing economic sensibilities and consensus to the wind, the Trump Administration is pursuing significant tariffs on products from...
Jordan Harris
Jun 6, 20192 min read


Unemployment Insurance Used Longer Than National Average in 9 of 10 Kentucky Regions
New Report: Since the deepest points of the Great Recession, the number of people in the labor market who are unemployed has dropped by...
Jordan Harris
Jun 5, 20192 min read


Kentucky Payroll Growth Among Highest in Southeast & Neighboring States in April
For Kentucky, virtually every indicator of economic growth is moving in a positive direction right now. The states labor force is among...
Jordan Harris
Jun 3, 20192 min read


Kentucky has 15,000 More Open Jobs Than People Searching for Work
The U.S. economy is in the midst of one the longest growth periods in the post-War era creating a unique circumstance in the labor...
Jordan Harris
May 10, 20193 min read


Mercatus Fiscal Rankings and Kentucky
The Mercatus Center released its full report on the fiscal condition of the states. Using data from states’ 2016 Comprehensive Annual...
Amy Searl
Oct 15, 20182 min read


Trade Wars are Bad Policy and Bad for Kentucky Bourbon
This week, representatives from the whisky industry around the world will meet in one place - Louisville. This meeting should be exciting...
Jared Crawford
Jul 23, 20183 min read


Kentucky's Abysmal Labor Force Particpation is Not Because of the Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis is a frequently used as a catch-all for Kentucky's policy problems, attributing it to everything from the states poor...
Jordan Harris
Sep 5, 20173 min read


Lifting Mandatory Denial for Felons to Apply for Occupational License is Great Step to Improve Workf
Senator Westerfield has filed Senate Bill 120, a culmination of the first efforts of Gov. Bevin’s Criminal Justice Policy Assessment...
Josh Crawford
Feb 14, 20172 min read
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