You Decide, Kentucky! Praises Rep. Dixon’s Filing of HB 14 to Amend, Modernize Kentucky’s Constitution  Constitutional amendment would allow for economic competitiveness, strengthened Kentucky communities   Louisville- State Representative Jonathan Dixon’s filing of a bill to amend the state constitution and allow for local tax modernization by reducing Kentucky’s dependence on local occupational taxes drew praise Tuesday from the statewide coalition You Decide, Kentucky! (YDK!). If passed by the General Assembly, House Bill 14 would place the question of local tax reform to Kentucky voters for statewide approval this fall. You Decide, Kentucky! (YDK!), a statewide grassroots network dedicated to [...]

As the statewide coalition of support leading educational efforts around local tax reform in the Commonwealth, You Decide, Kentucky! Is comprised of real Kentuckians with everyday concerns, hopes, and needs, and a dedicated drive to make our Commonwealth and all her communities the best versions they can be.  They are all joined together by a recognition that the Constitution of Kentucky does not allow our General Assembly to provide our cities and counties with the tools they need to generate the revenue required to invest in our people and their communities, nor have the economic factors to keep up with [...]

This week, You Decide, Kentucky takes our campaign to modernize Kentucky’s local revenue laws to join county leaders from across the state at the Kentucky Association of Counties’ annual conference in Lexington.  Reforming how counties can generate revenue is vital for the long-term health of many of Kentucky’s communities. Kentucky counties generate 88% of their revenue from three sources: occupational taxes, property taxes, and insurance taxes.  The rest comes from a variety of fees or taxes as dictated by the General Assembly. Meanwhile, counties are mandated to pay for items such as maintenance of county roads and bridges, 911 services, and [...]

This week, You Decide, Kentucky! Executive Director Lena Muldoon had the honor of taking our cause to the Kentucky Association for Economic Development Forum during a panel discussion on tax modernization.  She appeared with the Kentucky League of Cities Executive Director J.D. Chaney and State Representative Michael Lee Meredith. The General Assembly has prioritized modernizing Kentucky's tax codes at the state level and the economic development community has seen the effects, with Kentucky setting record highs in recent years in job creation and economic investment.  Lena’s message to the panel was that modernizing our local tax codes will continue to increase our competitiveness with other [...]