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Apr 17, 2024
3 min

How Does Kentucky Stack Up with White House's New "Opening Up America Again" Criteria?

Yesterday, the White House announced its public health expert led plan to begin reopening the US economy. The plan, known as "Opening Up America Again," allows for a phased return to normal, helping to mitigate the potential for additional waves of COVID-19 and protecting the most vulnerable. A full copy of the plan, provided by the White House, is available here. What are the Three Phases? Phase One Individuals - Vulnerable populations continue sheltering in place - When in

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Jun 6, 2024
2 min

Kentucky's Imports from Mexico are 4th Highest as a Percentage of GDP in the US - Tariffs will b

Throwing economic sensibilities and consensus to the wind, the Trump Administration is pursuing significant tariffs on products from Mexico, one of America and Kentucky's largest trading partners. Late on the evening of the 5th, the President announced in a tweet that “not nearly enough” progress had been made during discussions between the two countries and that “if no agreement is reached, Tariffs at the 5% level will begin on Monday, with monthly increases as per schedule.

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Jul 23, 2024
3 min

Trade Wars are Bad Policy and Bad for Kentucky Bourbon

This week, representatives from the whisky industry around the world will meet in one place - Louisville. This meeting should be exciting and alarming for the people of Kentucky. On one hand it further drives home the idea that Kentucky is the whisky capital of the world - 95 percent of the world's bourbon is produced in Kentucky and the industry is only growing. The meeting, unfortunately, is also a cause for concern. In recent weeks, retaliatory tariffs placed on American s

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