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Three weeks ago, Tennessee seemed to be weathering COVID-19 better than Kentucky – with greater numbers of tests administered and fewer...

As states begin to reopen and policymakers begin to shift their focus from solely fighting COVID-19 to also fighting the economic and...

As we approach the end of the second month of the Great Pause, a clearer picture has emerged of violent crime during this period....

Despite being a southern state in every way imaginable, with a culture completely consistent with that of the Upper South, a shared...

The coronavirus has catapulted the number of unemployment claims in the United States to the highest numbers in recorded history....

As legislators wrapped up the 2020 session this week, they passed multiple new taxes on vapor products in the final revenue package....

New data shows that Kentucky's hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have slowed considerably this week, with daily new admissions going...

This January, we debuted our District Data Dashboard. The Dashboard tracks six county-level data points that we feel must be improved for...

Comparisons to Tennessee are commonplace in Kentucky and the state government response to the coronavirus has been no different. In the...

Comparisons to Tennessee are commonplace in Kentucky and the state government response to the coronavirus has been no different. In the...

After an unprecedented four weeks, three of which have set all time records for the number of Kentuckians filing for unemployment, the...

A Pegasus Institute study found that Kentucky has experienced more new unemployment claims per 100,000 residents over the last four weeks...

Yesterday, the White House announced its public health expert led plan to begin reopening the US economy. The plan, known as "Opening Up...

Approximately a month ago, Kentucky was a leader in testing per capita in our region, behind only Illinois on March 21st. More recent...

Kentucky's largest cities of Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green are particularly vulnerable to effects brought on by the economic...

New data compiled by The Tax Foundation, using today's record unemployment numbers, shows that Kentucky is 8th highest in the United...

A recent thread in the news is the economic and other negative consequences of the COVID-19 restrictions. In other words, there are...

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a wave of governors effectively shutting down their respective state economies....

The forgotten farmer has moved to the forefront of the American economy. For as long as I can remember, the role of the American farmer...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted every sector of life in Kentucky. For families who have students in, or who work in, P-12...