Rowan County members raising money for the Kentucky budget.

Join us on January 18 to tell the legislators: "Kentuckians deserve good schools, affordable college degrees, and healthy communities. The revenue is up to you!"

Kentuckians deserve a good quality of life, and right now, today, we have common sense solutions that would make it possible to invest in smaller class sizes, college affordability, public health and safety, and better protections for our water and air. But a broken tax and revenue system is standing in our way.

Governor Beshear is delivering his Budget Address on January 17, and has warned Kentuckians that his budget will call for about $300 million in cuts, on top of the $1.3 billion in state budget cuts over the last four years.

Lobby!

Come to the Capitol on January 18 to tell the legislators that Kentuckians deserve the good revenue solutions in the Kentucky Forward Revenue Plan, sponsored by Rep. Wayne. HB 127 would raise revenue and make our structure fairer by lowering taxes for low- and moderate-income families. We need the political will and leadership to stand with Kentuckians by choosing the solutions instead of the budget cuts.

We'll get things started in Capitol Annex Room 113 at 8:30 with a solid orientation and to break into lobby groups, but come when you can and we'll make sure you can jump in! Lobbying will continue until the legislators go into session at 2 p.m. If you have any questions, call or email Jessica at 859-276-0563 or jessicabreen@kftc.org

Can't make it out to Frankfort?

If you can't join us in Frankfort on the 18th, you can still make a difference by calling the legislative message line (800-372-7181) and leave a message for your State Representative and the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee asking them to not cut important state services and to support House Bill 127.

Talking about taxes

Are you planning on talking with your legislator about tax reform, but not sure where to start? Here's one way to think about the story that you want to tell:

I live in _________ County and I’m _______. [Are you a parent? A student? A teacher? Someone who’s concerned about our water quality? Someone trying to afford rising energy costs? Someone looking for a job?]

I want to see __________. [Name the good things you want to see in your life and your community…Things that we all want, right?]

But right now_______. [What’s standing in the way? What do you see instead?]

That’s why, this session, I want you to pass/support/co-sponsor ___________ .

This bill would ______________ [How does this bill work toward your vision?]

Will you support/co-sponsor this bill?

Example:

I live in Fayette County, and I’m a parent. I want every Kentucky child to have the opportunity for a world-class education, right here in Kentucky. But his school no longer has a librarian—she was laid off because of budget cuts—and there are 30 kids in the kindergarten classes. That’s why, this session, I want you to co-sponsor HB 127, the Kentucky Forward Revenue Plan sponsored by Rep. Wayne. This bill would let us raise the revenue we need to invest in education, and in making our communities healthy and vibrant. Will you co-sponsor HB 127?