Listen as Bluegrass Institute President Jim Waters highlights “Future Shock,” the recent series of Bluegrass Institute reports on Kentucky’s public pension system. Waters explains how Kentucky’s founders never meant for politicians to spend their career mooching off taxpayers in Frankfort.
Bluegrass Institute president Jim Waters will guest host for Matt Walsh on Lexington’s NewsRadio 630 WLAP-AM today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (EDT). Call in to join the conversation at (859) 280-2287 Click here to listen live.
Join Bluegrass Institute President Jim Waters and 84WHAS talk show host Mandy Connell for a special Bluegrass Monday segment beginning at 10 a.m. (eastern) Monday. Listen live online here. It will be the final Bluegrass Monday for Connell who is moving to 630 KHOW in Denver, Colorado. Her last show will be Aug. 9. Whether it’s…
Transparency efforts seem to be a theme in Kentucky as of late. I, for one, like this trend and hope that it continues. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s editorial page called for Auditor Adam Edelen to look into the spending practices of the Bluegrass Area Development District. I don’t know many specifics about their reasoning other than…
Orbit spun to victory in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but can Kentuckians succeed in regaining the lead from self-serving politicians and bureaucrats in the race for our commonwealth’s — and country’s — future? Join Bluegrass Institute President Jim Waters for a post-Derby edition of Bluegrass Mondays tomorrow on The Mandy Connell Show from 10 a.m. to…
Some reporters claim: “Kentucky’s choice: Have a mental health agency close or further damage the pension fund?” But a question not being asked is: Why was a nonpublic agency like Seven County Services on the taxpayer-funded public pension plan in the first place? Why are there 1,701 agencies on the commonwealth’s pension dole, including a private credit union with…
Join me from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday for another Bluegrass Monday segment on The Mandy Connell Show on Louisville’s 84WHAS. Mandy says it’s “the fastest hour in radio.” Tune in and you will understand why! Listen live online here. And please support the Bluegrass Institute so we can continue promoting free markets, individual…
Join Bluegrass Institute President Jim Waters to discuss Kentucky’s public pension spending with Matt Walsh at 4 p.m. on Lexington’s NewsRadio 630 WLAP-AM. Tune in live here as Jim discusses specific solutions to solving Kentucky’s public pension crisis.
(Frankfort, Ky.) – A pathway to pension reform released today by the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s free market think tank, highlights critical steps state lawmakers need to take to rescue the state workers’ retirement plans from future insolvency and put it on the road to recovery. “Future Shock Solutions: 16 steps to treat Kentucky’s public pension ailment”…
The Courier-Journal reports that a letter from Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday to the Jefferson County Public School System (JCPS) directly identifies confusion over union contract issues as a roadblock to making badly needed changes in the school district’s Persistently Low-Achieving Schools (PLAs). Holliday says that “perception issues” on the part of teachers in…