The GOP-controlled Kentucky legislature gave final passage Wednesday to the state’s executive branch budget, allocating more than $31 billion in General Fund revenues and sparking heated debates between Republicans and Democrats over funding for education, Medicaid, and more. In the House, Democrats called the finalized state budget morally and fiscally short-shighted. The Republican chair of […]
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State advances bill that would add 4% fee to all alcohol sales
Kentucky is one step closer to getting a 4%-plus tax on all alcohol and THC beverages in the state under House Bill 9, formerly House Bill 612. The bill would impose an additional 4% state regulatory license fee on gross receipts. Essentially, if passed, it would be an extra 4% fee on all alcohol sold […]
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Ky. House GOP budget takes aim at executive branch spending
The state executive branch would have to significantly cut spending for a number of expenses, including in-state and out-of-state travel, under a “bare bones” budget bill for the state executive branch filed this week by a key Republican committee chair. Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, the chair of the Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, told […]