A few weeks ago our organization released our latest report, "Economic Impacts of School Choice in Kentucky. This report aimed to quantify the potential positive economic impacts of bringing charter schools to Louisville. The report relied on rigorous scientific studie...
As both state and federal lawmakers consider increased regulation and taxation of vapor and e-cigarette products, Pegasus Institute has compiled research and data relevant to the discussion. Below, we have a breakdown of some important and often overlooked aspects of v...
In the last decade, the sharing economy has provided consumers with an incredible amount of new peer-to-peer resources. Citizens can now turn their unused car, home, or RV into a valuable income stream. As the sharing economy increased in size, and revolutionized mark...
On January 23, 2020, the US Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Russell Coleman, held the 2020 Violent Crime Summit. The objective of the three hour summit was simple - to discuss the devastatingly high violent crime rate in Louisville.
In 2018, Kentucky legislators passed the first comprehensive tax reform package in 80 years. The reforms from two years ago were an essential first step in moving Kentucky's tax code in a more competitive direction, and in a direction that many of our neighboring state...
Why won't lawmakers just leave the vape and e-cigarette industries alone?
On this week's Pegasus Podcast we explored the myths and misinformation about vaping with Paul Blair of Americans for Tax Reform. Paul is a leading advocates for sensible vape policy. In the last...
Over the last few years in Kentucky, we have had many conversations about tort reform. It is an issue that concerns our legal system, business climate, and consumer outcomes. But what exactly is tort reform?
In 2019 we put out nearly 50 podcast episodes for our listeners. We featured guests from around Kentucky, and hit on a wide range of topics. So what were the top 5 episodes of 2019? Check out which episodes made the list BELOW and find all of our episodes from 2019 HER...
Last month, the Fraser Institute released its Economic Freedom of North America 2019 report. This year's report is the 15th edition of the Fraser Institute rankings. The Fraser Institute's report utilizes 2017 data - the latest year for which all comprehensive informat...
In early May, Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services rolled out new proposed regulations for the tattoo industry, among them was a proposal to prohibit tattooing over all scars. The cabinet is looking to update these regulations for this first time in nearly...
