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The General Assembly is BACK after a short break in the month of January. This week the legislature filed 200 bills and began to reveal more of their top priorities, including many that align with the business community’s top policy goals for 2025. We will continue to monitor business community…

Following the Kentucky General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 1, Greater Louisville Inc. president and CEO, Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, issued the following statement: “GLI commends the Kentucky General Assembly for passing House Bill 1 to again lower the state’s personal income tax. Reducing and eventually eliminating the personal income tax has…

Earlier this week the White House released a memo through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) freezing all federal payments for grants and other programs.  The freeze was initially set to take effect Tuesday, January 28 evening and would have placed a pause on all federal payments until the…

Last week the Kentucky General Assembly gaveled in for the first week of what is sure to be an eventful short legislative session. During the first four days of session they moved quickly to start the process of once again reducing Kentucky’s personal income tax reduction and filed over 250…

The U.S. Chamber just released a new toolkit to help businesses align with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA implements sweeping new corporate ownership reporting requirements for companies that are based in or conduct business in the United States. The law was passed by Congress as part of the…

After months of anticipation, the election season has finally come to a close. This year was full of close races from the federal level all the way to local elections. The ballot was filled with important decisions for Greater Louisville voters including who will represent them at all levels of…

The Kentucky Department of Insurance announced yesterday that workers’ compensation insurance is decreasing in Kentucky for the 19th consecutive year. The annual filing insurance carriers used to develop rates for workers’ compensation coverage shows an average reduction of 8.4% in loss costs.   Loss cost is the amount of money an…

Greater Louisville Inc. is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse or support candidates running for office at any level. However, with many important local races coming up, we compiled a short survey to help educate our members on where each candidate stands on business-related priorities. Although a number of…

In the past few weeks, TARC has been taking public comments on changes coming to the organization as they face financial concerns that require immediate action.  In these community meetings, leaders from TARC discussed the financial hardship the agency has faced, where their main forms of funding can stretch, and…

Throughout the month of September, members of the state Efficient and Effective School District Task Force have held two community meetings in Louisville high schools to discuss the function and performance of Jefferson County Public Schools. It was stated in the first meeting that the goal of the task force…