As 2008 quickly approaches, the Kentucky General Assembly will soon be in session with many difficult decisions to make. Gov. Steve Beshear's first budget will be under consideration, and hundreds of competing interest groups will be working to sway lawmakers' opinions. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will also be at the Capitol, speaking for the business community of Kentucky and hoping to improve the state's business climate for all Kentuckians.
After talking to hundreds of business leaders across the commonwealth, the Chamber has developed a legislative agenda, "Bold Steps to Advance Kentucky. These bold steps include five top priorities aimed at making Kentucky more competitive: improving education; affordable health care; reducing workers' compensation costs; fixing the public employee benefits problem; and providing incentives to grow small businesses.
1. Postsecondary Education
On December 4