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April 29, 2010

House Democrats Uninterested in Education Reform, Beholden to KEA, Says Stumbo

The story writes itself:

Education leaders' opinions are key to support from House Democrats, according to House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg. He said that as of Wednesday, there weren't enough votes in the Democratic-controlled House to pass a measure that would allow charter schools.

Stumbo said that until the Kentucky Education Association and other teachers' groups change their stances, it's unlikely that the House would vote for charter schools.

Nice of Stumbo to admit what we knew all along: that the teachers' union runs education policy in the state, not your elected officials.

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The Governor's Budget Proposal
This is a reposting of the first article of email update sent out earlier today.  If you don't receive them, you may want to sign up.Here's the Governor's proposal:$147.1 million in spending cuts $81.5 million from a 70-cent cigarette tax...

$373 Million in Cuts
Governor Beshear has told agencies to plan for 4% budget cuts, suggesting that he's either expecting to raise taxes, or not expecting the $456 million shortfall to materialize.  4% of FY 2009 appropriated spending is only $373 million....

Governor Announces Administration Exploring Cuts, Taxes
Governor Steve Beshear announced that he is expecting a $294 million budget shortfall and is going to gauge public reaction before making a specific proposal to address it in December.  Cuts and taxes are on the table.Waiting until December is...

Strapped
The media is so sure there's a revenue problem, that it's hard to even fathom that the reality is that state revenue is increasing.

Business Tax Climate
We're #34 according to the Tax Foundation's 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index.

Financial Troubles
"The Negative Outlook reflects plans to continue to deplete fund balances and virtually drain the budget reserve trust in the current biennium. Further, Fitch remains concerned about the weakened pension funding levels and the commonwealth's rising debt position as an additional $1.65 billion in debt has been authorized for the biennium."

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