Mar 20 Politics Kentucky Senate Budget Keeps Most Of Bevin’s Cuts, No New Revenue The Senate’s version of the budget restores cuts Bevin had proposed for public school transportation funds, but colleges and universities would still see spending reductions. By Ryland Barton Mar 20 Politics Kentucky Senate Budget Keeps Most Of Bevin's Cuts, No New Revenue Ryland Barton
Feb 28 Politics Kentucky House Unveils Budget Bill That Scales Back Bevin Cuts On Wednesday, a House committee advanced a budget bill that gets rid of Bevin’s proposed 6.25 percent cuts to K-12 programs, higher education institutions and Kentucky State Police. By Ryland Barton Feb 28 Politics Kentucky House Unveils Budget Bill That Scales Back Bevin Cuts Ryland Barton
Jan 19 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Bevin Budget Edition Gov. Matt Bevin argues additional funding is necessary for the state's unfunded pension liability, but critics say the reductions will cut some key services to the bone. By Ryland Barton Jan 19 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Bevin Budget Edition Ryland Barton
Jan 16 Politics Bevin Proposes Slashing Kentucky Spending By 6 Percent Gov. Matt Bevin proposed cutting most state spending by 6.25 percent over the next two years and eliminating 70 programs across state government. By Ryland Barton Jan 16 Politics Bevin Proposes Slashing Kentucky Spending By 6 Percent Ryland Barton
Jan 14 Politics Bevin To Deliver Budget Address Tuesday; Cuts Likely Administration officials say Kentucky needs an additional $700 million for the pension systems — about 20 percent of all state spending. By Ryland Barton Jan 14 Politics Bevin To Deliver Budget Address Tuesday; Cuts Likely Ryland Barton
Dec 6 Politics What’s The Future Of Pensions In Kentucky? Unpack one of the biggest issues looming in Kentucky in this hour-long News Special from 89.3 WFPL and Kentucky Public Radio. By Staff Dec 6 Politics What's The Future Of Pensions In Kentucky? Staff
Oct 13 Politics Economists Predict Deficit, Clearing Way For Bevin Budget Cuts A panel of economists has voted to officially reduce the prediction of how much money Kentucky will bring in this year, forecasting a $155 million deficit. By Ryland Barton Oct 13 Politics Economists Predict Deficit, Clearing Way For Bevin Budget Cuts Ryland Barton
Jul 14 Politics Gov. Bevin Makes Cuts, Fund Transfers To Fill Kentucky Budget Shortfall In a news release, the governor’s office said spending in the three branches of state government would be reduced by $59.3 million. By Ryland Barton Jul 14 Politics Gov. Bevin Makes Cuts, Fund Transfers To Fill Budget Shortfall Ryland Barton
Jun 5 Community How Much Should The City Spend On Affordable Housing? That's the question before the Metro Council's budget committee this week, and one lawmaker has a proposal to counter the mayor's. By Jacob Ryan Jun 5 Community How Much Should The City Spend On Affordable Housing? Jacob Ryan
May 29 Community What You Should Know As City Spending Talks Hit Mid-Point The council's budget committee has hosted city agency heads since early May to hear their budgetary desires and needs. By Jacob Ryan May 29 Community What You Should Know As City Spending Talks Hit Mid-Point Jacob Ryan
May 25 Politics Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest Some experts say the deep cuts in Trump’s proposed budget would fall disproportionately on many of the poor and working class people in the Ohio Valley. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young May 25 Politics Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young
May 22 Community Budget Breakdown: Parks Department Looks To Recover City Allocation The Metro Council is in the midst of budget discussions and Monday afternoon will hear from Seve Ghose, the head of the parks department. By Jacob Ryan May 22 Community Budget Breakdown: Parks Department Looks To Recover City Allocation Jacob Ryan
May 15 Community Budget Breakdown: A Look At Louisville Metro Police Spending And Crime A review of police data shows that while the budgetary allocations for the department have climbed, the number of uniform crime citations has fallen. By Jacob Ryan May 15 Community Budget Breakdown: A Look At Louisville Police Spending And Crime Jacob Ryan
Apr 27 Politics Mayor’s Budget Proposal Stays Course, Focuses On Police, Roads Fischer presented his annual spending plan to the Metro Council during their meeting Thursday. By Jacob Ryan Apr 27 Politics Mayor's Budget Proposal Stays Course, Focuses On Police, Roads Jacob Ryan
Apr 24 Politics How Does The Mayor Want To Spend Public Dollars? Find Out This Week Fischer will likely focus heavily on public safety, as he has in past years. Nearly 60 percent of the current fiscal year's near $822 million budget is dedicated to public safety. By Jacob Ryan Apr 24 Politics Mayor Fischer To Unveil Spending Plan This Week Jacob Ryan