House A&R - Gov. Budget Update
24 January 2012
Budget Director & Secretary of the Cabinet Mary Lassiter presented Governor Beshear's budget proposal to the House A&R committee today. This presentation comes just a week after Governor Beshear's budget address when his budget was unveiled. ...

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Governor's Budget Address
17 January 2012
Governor Beshear delivered his Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly this evening. At these links you can download the Budget Address, Budget Proposal, and Road Plan. We have also provided the press release below, h...

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State Receipts Up
10 January 2012
General Fund and Road Fund revenues increased in December over the same month last year. The General Fund was up 6.9% (December) up 3.1% (6 months of fiscal year) and need to increase on average 2.6% over the next 6 months to meet the revenue forecas...

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Tax Reform
05 January 2012
Kentucky's top legislative leaders joined by the Governor addressed the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner in Lexington on Thursday night. All of the major issues facing the 2012 Session from comprehensive drug legislation, improving educatio...

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And Away They Go...
03 January 2012
The Kentucky General Assembly got the 2012 Session underway today in Frankfort, completing the first of 60 legislative days. The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn by early-April, but must complete their work by April 15 per the constitution.Ge...

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Medicaid Briefing
22 December 2011
Secretary Miller briefed the full House earlier this week on the implementation of Medicaid Managed Care.  She had Carrie Banahan and Commissioner Neville Wise with her to answer questions, but she handled the majority of the briefing and m...

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KY Revenue Estimates
22 December 2011
Consensus Forecasting Group Official EstimatesThe Consensus Forecasting Group met earlier this week to develop an official budget forecast that the Governor and General Assembly will use to develop the state's budget during the 2012 legislative sessi...

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Chamber Conference Update
13 December 2011
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce held their annual policy conference yesterday in Lexington.  Below are the takeaways on specific issues discussed.BudgetSenator David Williams stressed that the state's fiscal situation is not good and the budget...

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A&R Committee Update
29 November 2011
November 29, 2012The Interim Joint Appropriations & Revenue Committee met Tuesday in Frankfort to hear testimony on several topics, but the main item of interest was a presentation from Secretary of the Cabinet & Budget Director Mary Lass...

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Governor's Inauguration Details
28 November 2011
Below is the press release from the Governor's Office regarding inaugural events set for December 13. We will continue to provide you more details including an Open House we are going to host at our office that day.Government StrategiesCommonwealth o...

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October Revenues - Mixed Bag
10 November 2011
The Office of the Budget Director released the October Tax Receipts for the General Fund and Road Fund today. General Fund revenues took a slight dip of 0.8%, while Road Fund revenues saw strong 13.2% growth. You can download the full press release a...

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Final 2011 Election Returns
09 November 2011
Final 2011 Election returns with 100% reporting from the Secretary of State's Office:Candidate    PartyTotal VotesPercentageGovernor/Lt. GovernorDavid L. WILLIAMS / Richie FARMERREP29543535.38Steven L. BESHEAR / Jerry E. ABRAMSONDEM464...

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Election Summary
08 November 2011
2011 General Election Re-CapTop Headlines:- Governor Beshear Re-Elected - Democrats win 6 of 7 Constitutional Officers, Comer lone Republican Winner- Voter Turnout LowKentuckians went to the polls today primarily to elect Kentucky's seven statewide C...

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Appropriations and Revenue Committee
31 October 2011
Meeting Summary10-27-11The Appropriations and Revenue Committee met in Frankfort on 10-27.  The Committee heard from LRC staff on the Consensus Forecasting Group's two year economic and revenue forecast.  As you will remember, a few weeks a...

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State Revenues Rebound
10 October 2011
The State Budget Director Mary Lassiter released the September revenue receipts today and the General Fund revenues were up 10% and the Road Fund revenues were up 5.9% over September 2010. You can download the full release and numbers HERE, our analy...

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Notes from CFG Meeting
30 September 2011
The Consensus Forecasting Group, a panel of economists charged with predicting the state's future revenues, met today in Frankfort to review the key economic data for the US and Kentucky economies. The highlights from the meeting are below and you ca...

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Budget Committee Notes
23 September 2011
The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue met yesterday and heard testimony regarding Kentucky's Economic Development efforts and a staff report regarding Kentucky's use of bonding and current credit status.Budget Staff Changes: Of ...

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BR Sub on Transportation
23 September 2011
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met yesterday a summary is below and the handouts are available for download HERE. The Cabinet gave an update of the Road Fund.  It was characterized by the Chair as the one piece of positive...

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2012 Session Calendar
22 September 2011
See the news release from LRC below and/or access the 2012 Session calendar by clicking HERE.News ReleaseSeptember 16, 2011Calendar set for 2012 legislative sessionFRANKFORT – The 2012 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly is schedu...

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August Revenue Report - GF Down & RF Up
09 September 2011
The State Budget Director's Office released the August tax receipts report today. Click HERE to see the full report, here are the highlights:- The General Fund broke a string of 15 months of increasing revenues, as August General Fund receipts came i...

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Transportation Committee Notes
08 September 2011
The Senate and House Transportation Committees met separately today in Frankfort to discuss a variety of issues. Both committees had the same agenda, with the exception of an update from KY Speedway on parking and traffic improvements related to the ...

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2011 Primary Election Update
18 May 2011
Kentucky voters went to the polls Tuesday in record-low numbers to determine the Democratic and Republican nominees for state-wide Constitutional Offices: Governor & Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and ...

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Round up on State Budget & Monthly Receipts
12 April 2011
Over the past few weeks there have been several news items of interest regarding Kentucky's budget and economic situation and we thought we would just combine them all into one post.   March Receipts State Budget Director and Secretary of t...

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Fwd: 2011 Special Session Update
06 April 2011
2011 Special Session EndsThe Kentucky State Senate convened today on what was the final day of the 2011 Special Session. The Senate ended the Special Session by adjourning Sine Die this evening a move made by the House on March 24. The House did not...

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2011 Special Session Update
06 April 2011
As the Dust SettlesHere is a quick update on where things stand on the 2011 Special Session:Beshear Issues VetoGovernor Beshear issued his veto statement on House Bill 1 from the Special Session, get a copy HERE. As you are aware the Governor used hi...

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