Think of something better: Kentucky’s New Agenda wants your innovation to...
“I am certain that some of the best ideas have started as chicken scratch on the back of a napkin between the appetizer and main course. Traveling the state for the Kentucky Chamber, I have a...
View ArticleKentucky’s schools: a new reality
“How many times have we heard that Kentucky ranks in the low 40s among the 50 states on all sorts of national lists — education, workforce skills, smoking, obesity, etc.? In the early 1990s, before the...
View ArticleThe 2008 Session:
The just-completed session of the 2008 General Assembly did not represent Kentucky’s finest hour. There is a lot of frustration across the state and a fair amount of finger pointing for the chaotic...
View ArticleStrategic Leadership Needed to Address Postsecondary Controversies
The recent controversies and conflicts surrounding the 2008-2010 post-secondary education budget, the institutions’ proposed tuition increases, and the presidency of the Kentucky Council on...
View ArticleTax talk obscures the need for spending reform
Lexington, KY – As businesses across the commonwealth continue to deal with the lingering effects of the economic downturn, legislators are wrestling with similar problems in trying to balance the...
View ArticleOPED | Want to Create High Paying Jobs? Support Education
The President and Congress have many important items on their agenda: wars, deficits, gas prices, energy policy, and more. No list of key issues is complete, however, without adding education....
View ArticleLimit smoking in public places: Good for business, good for Kentucky
Lexington, KY – In a recent legislative committee meeting in Frankfort, I had the opportunity to speak for the Kentucky Chamber about the need for a smoking policy for public places in Kentucky. In a...
View ArticleTax commission must ensure competitiveness
Kentucky has an opportunity, through the work of the governor’s Blue Ribbon Tax Commission, to take a close look at the realities of state taxes and spending and develop a system that will help ensure...
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OpEd | Unfunded Pension System Threatens Kentucky’s Future
Dave Adkisson Less funding for schools. No employee pay raises. Service cutbacks for people in need. Construction projects cancelled. Job-creating programs put on hold. Still higher college tuition....
View ArticleUnfunded pension system threatens Kentucky’s future
Less funding for schools. No employee pay raises. Service cutbacks for people in need. Construction projects cancelled. Job-creating programs put on hold. Still higher college tuition. These and other...
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