Cafe Hayek on public-sector labor unions
This from Don Boudreaux’s Cafe Hayek. There is really no better way to say this: Here’s a letter to the Washington Post: Today’s cartoon by Tom Toles depicts alleged terrors that await workers in the...
View ArticleRight-to-work: Increased momentum?
The Bluegrass Institute is helping call attention to sound policies in concert with our freedom pillars of free-market capitalism, limited government and individual freedom. One of those policies we...
View ArticleJefferson County Schools central office cleanup saves millions
The Courier-Journal reports an extensive clean-up of the bloated central office at the Jefferson County Public School District is likely to save $4 million, apparently each year. That, according to...
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Even Kentucky’s ‘Golden Triangle’ manufacturers struggle to find educated...
It was a major promise of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. Our kids would be better educated for the world of work. Still, more than 22 years later, the Community Recorder newspaper in Kenton...
View ArticleNews Alert: Forty organizations join together for National Employee Freedom...
Bluegrass Institute joins groups in 30 states in national campaign to promote employee freedom (Lexington, KY )– Today, the Bluegrass Institute announced its participation in National Employee Freedom...
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Workplace rights, Part 1
How much do you know about employee and workplace rights in Kentucky?
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Do you HAVE to be a union member?
This week is National Employee Freedom Week. Learn more at employeefreedomweek.com.
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You DO have workplace rights!
Learn about your workplace rights at employeefreedomweek.com.
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Who prevails with the prevailing wage?
By D. Eric Schansberg, Ph.D., and member of the Bluegrass Institute Board of Scholars A prevailing wage is a legal arrangement designed to set minimum compensation for public-sector construction...
View ArticleBluegrass Institute welcomes new Vice President of Policy Initiatives
Bluegrass Institute welcomes new Vice President of Policy Initiatives Denis Frankenberger will lead right-to-work campaign (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Louisville entrepreneur and government watchdog Denis...
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Associated Press: Minimum Wage Report Puts Democrats on Defensive
The harsh laws of economics honor no man, especially politicians. The Associated Press is reporting that a new report out from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that a...
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Harris v. Quinn: Right-to-work implications for Kentucky
The Harris v. Quinn case decision was announced Monday by the Supreme Court. The verdict marks an important step in the march toward complete freedom for individual workers. The 5-4 ruling...
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Kentucky House Minority Whip Jim DeCesare on Right-to-Work
We’ve been posting clips from the Right-to-Work press conference held in Frankfort on February 12, 2015. Right-to-Work is a hot topic in Frankfort because the lack of this law is hurting Kentucky’s...
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Even Kentucky shows great public school innovation can come from outside of...
The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Kentucky’s free-market think tank, joins with hundreds of groups nationwide to celebrate the fifth annual National School Choice Week (Jan. 24-30)....
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