Tagged: kentucky budget

Kentucky’s General Fund revenue saw a sharp decline last month. Budget Director Jane Driskell says collections fell 5.2%, costing the state nearly $30 million. Coal severance tax revenue had the largest loss, with 24. 5%. Both individual income tax and cigarette tax revenue dropped about 14%. Driskell says 41% increases in corporate income tax and property tax collections failed to offset the losses.

There's a party in Washington, and everyone (outside of your deity, or deities of choice) is invited.

NPR reports the "Reason Rally" is being billed by some as a Woodstock for atheists, where as many as 30,000 are expected to gather and take heart in their stance. 

No more "pink slime" at Kroger stores. 

General Fund receipts in Kentucky have grown faster than expected over the past month, thanks largely to an increase in sales tax revenue.  Budget Director Mary Lassiter says total February receipts were up by over 21 million dollars, or almost four percent. She credits a portion of that increase to gift cards exchanged during the Christmas season that are only now being used.  Lassiter says February is not typically Kentucky's best month for revenue collection, so the rise was welcome news.