Category Archives: KY Gov't

State general fund receipts fell 4 percent

State Budget Director Mary Lassiter reported today that Kentucky’s General Fund and Road Fund receipts fell 4 percent in the month of October compared to last year. Total revenues for the month were $652.4 million, compared to $679.6 million during October 2008.  The budget director reports that receipts have now fallen 5.2 percent in the [...]

Crit of the year

Bright news for the commonwealth came this morning when it was announced that State Auditor Crit Luallen has been named a 2009 “Public Official of the Year” by Washington D.C.-based magazine Governing for her positive impact on state government. The profile focuses on Luallen’s long-standing career as well as being “Frankfort’s Fiscal Enforcer” in the [...]