state budget

Local health departments, mental health agencies and domestic violence shelters are asking state lawmakers to shield them from massive pension…

A new report said Kentucky’s per-pupil education funding has actually decreased over an eight-year period when inflation is taken into account. An…

Leaders of Kentucky’s two largest universities warned lawmakers Thursday that Gov. Bevin’s proposed spending cuts would eliminate crucial programs and…

Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposal for how Kentucky should spend public money over the next two years would eliminate the state’s share of funding for health…

Kentucky's public colleges and universities want more money, but Republican lawmakers say the best universities can hope for is to break even. The Council…

Though tax receipts into Kentucky’s general fund grew for the seventh year in a row, the state was still short about $135 million compared to…

Tennessee House Republicans have resolved their differences over the state's $37 billion annual spending plan. A day after a series of heated exchanges…

A new version of the state budget, penned by Kentucky House Democrats, reverses some of Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed cuts to state spending.But for the most…

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) says he will support reinvestment in public education in the upcoming budget.The Republican says…

Despite accounting mistakes and unforeseen disaster relief expenses, state government is closing the 2012 budget with another surplus. Originally, the…