Blog — The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions

Bluegrass Institute releases policy brief on ‘Safer Kentucky Act’

Criminal Justice Reform, LegalJim WatersJanuary 23, 2024Safer Kentucky Act, Violent crime, Fentanyl, Firearms, Protecting Law Enforcement, Carjacking, Workplace Violence, Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Involuntary Commitment, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Mischief, Charitable Bail Policy, Intimidating Participants in a Legal Process, Offender Re-entry

Why Kentucky needs school choice

EducationRichard InnesJanuary 16, 2024school choice, Charter schools

New Year’s wish for the ’24 legislature: Yield not to spending temptations

New Year’s wish for the ’24 legislature: Yield not to spending temptations

State Budget, TaxesJim WatersJanuary 10, 2024Budget Reserve Trust Fund, Budget surplus, Pension COLA

Bluegrass Institute Policy Point releases analysis of trends in K-12 education

Education SpendingJim WatersJanuary 4, 2024Black-White achievement gap, Teacher Salaries, SEEK Funding, Non-teaching staff

No, universal preschool won’t solve Kindergarten readiness issues in Kentucky

EducationRichard InnesDecember 24, 2023preschool

Why it’s wrong to deny Kentucky’s students the benefit of public charter schools

EducationRichard InnesDecember 11, 2023Charter Schools

Franklin Circuit Court's charter-school ruling: Our founders would not agree

Franklin Circuit Court's charter-school ruling: Our founders would not agree

School ChoiceJim WatersDecember 11, 2023Charter schools, HB 9

About those teacher shortages we’ve heard about

EducationRichard InnesDecember 5, 2023Teacher Shortages

Energy one of the three ‘E’s’ of Kentucky campaigns

Energy one of the three ‘E’s’ of Kentucky campaigns

Bluegrass Beacon, Energy, ElectionJim WatersNovember 6, 2023war on coal, PSC

First thoughts on the new Kentucky Assessment and Accountability Results

EducationRichard InnesNovember 3, 2023KSA, KPREP, ACT, Kentucky Accountability System for Schools

Anticompetitive certificate of need laws: Wrong prescription with serious side effects

Anticompetitive certificate of need laws: Wrong prescription with serious side effects

Bluegrass Beacon, Health CareJim WatersOctober 17, 2023Certificate of need, Rural hospitals

New ACT data show many Kentucky high school graduates not well-prepared for college

EducationRichard InnesOctober 11, 2023ACT Benchmark Scores

New ACT scores show pandemic’s grip on Kentucky’s students continues

EducationRichard InnesOctober 11, 2023ACT Scores, COVID Impacts Continue

Lawmakers outsmart governor, tuck universal school choice into the budget

School ChoiceJim WatersSeptember 27, 2023Universal school choice, North Carolina

New group's mission: Support choice, equip teachers, stress civics and offer ed solutions

BIPPS Broadcast, Education Reform, Civics, School ChoiceJim WatersSeptember 18, 2023

KET show provides an example why parents need real school choice

EducationRichard InnesAugust 31, 2023KET, Reading Instruction, Reading Academies, NAEP, DePaul School

More for taxpayers means more for government, too

More for taxpayers means more for government, too

Bluegrass Beacon, Economic Revival, State BudgetJim WatersAugust 26, 2023Government spending, Rainy Day Funds

BIPPS @ the Table: CON laws interfere with competition, 'impedes entry of additional providers into markets'

BIPPS @ the Table: CON laws interfere with competition, 'impedes entry of additional providers into markets'

Health Care, Economic RevivalJim WatersAugust 23, 2023Certificate of need, Dr. John Garen, Legislative task force

CON laws have CON-ned Kentuckians long enough

CON laws have CON-ned Kentuckians long enough

Jim WatersAugust 15, 2023