Introduction
Ensuring transparency about progress and helping Kentucky’s elected officials, policymakers and civic and social leaders understand competitiveness issues will require ongoing measurements. These will include:
- Creating a public-private signature event to annually assess progress
- Developing, maintaining and promoting a state competitiveness dashboard of key indicators
Key Indicators
To gauge Kentucky’s performance in building the pillars for prosperity, the Kentucky Chamber is monitoring the following indicators in each of the four areas:
A Healthy, Skilled Workforce
Legislative Priorities
- Strengthen The Workforce
- Build On Education Progress
- Invest In Early Childhood Education
- Promote & Reward High-quality Teaching
- Require Education Accountability
- Limit Kees To Students Who Are Ready
- Make Higher Education Affordable
- Set Universities Free To Excel
- Strengthen Adult Education System
- Promote Wellness & Prevention
- Intensify Drug Abuse Control Efforts
- Enact Statewide Smoke-free Law
- Repeal Protected Class For Smokers
Statistics
- Preschool Enrollment
- 4th Grade Reading
- 4th Grade Math
- 8th Grade Reading
- 8th Grade Math
- High School Graduation Rate
- Percentage Of Population With Bachelor's Or Higher
- Science And Engineering Degrees Awarded
- Life Expectancy
- Violent Crime Rate
- State Health Rankings
- Health Expenditures Per Capita
- State Poverty Rate
- Per Capita Income
Creating a Sustainable Government
Statistics
Creating a 21st Century Infrastructure
Statistics
Create and Implement Aggressive Job Creation
Legislative Priorities
- Create A Competitive Tax Climate
- Enforce Tax Code Transparency
- Revise Limited Liability Entity Tax
- Support Local Option Flexibility
- Support Aggressive Economic Development
- Enact Expanded Gaming
- Oppose Discriminatory Legislation In The Name Of Religious Freedom
- Focus Development On Targeted Sectors
- Grow Kentucky's Exports
- Oppose Increased Employer Mandates
- Promote An Equitable Civil Justice System
- Improve Medical Liability Climate
- Protect Intellectual Property
- Revise Statute Of Limitations Laws
- Allow Deed Of Trust Method
- Encourage Sensible Regulatory Approach
- Encourage Cooperative Federalism
- Strive For Energy Independence And A Pro-energy Economic Policy
- Support The Future Of Kentucky's Coal Industry
- Promote Sensible State/local Regulations
- Reform Notice Of Violation Procedures
- Maintain Air Permitting Efficiencies
- Maintain Water Permitting Efficiencies
Statistics
- Change In Real Gdp
- Average Annual Wage
- Small Business Openings Less Closings
- Research & Development % Of Gsp
- Patents Issued
- High Tech Employment As A Percentage Of Total Employment
- Manufacturing Output
- Venture Capital Funding
- Exports Per Capita
- Economic Freedom Ranking
- Litigation Environment Raning
- Cnbc Top States For Business