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Loss Costs Continue to Decrease in Workers Compensation for 20th Consecutive Year

Helen Hacker — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:28:11 +0000

The Kentucky Department of Insurance announced today in a legislative update that workers’ compensation insurance is decreasing in Kentucky for the 20th consecutive year. The annual filing insurance carriers used to develop rates for workers’ compensation coverage shows an average reduction of over 9% in loss costs. Loss cost is the...

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US Government Shutdown Resources for Your Business

Helen Hacker — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:35:17 +0000

As of midnight September 30, the United States government is shut down. This is the first government shutdown since 2018. During this period all federal employees deemed nonessential will be furloughed. Essential workers include law enforcement and public safety workers, military personnel, air traffic controllers, medical staff, and emergency response....

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Trump Administration Raises Fee for Skilled Worker Visas

Helen Hacker — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:32:35 +0000

POST UPDATED: OCTOBER 20 On Friday, President Trump announced that the fee for an H-1B visa was increasing to $100,000 up from $2,000 to $5,000 previously. This change will apply to new applicants, not renewals or current visa holders. H-1B visas allow highly skilled foreign professionals to work in specialty...

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Metro Council Unveils Safer Louisville Plan

Helen Hacker — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:00:37 +0000

The Metro Council Minority Caucus held a press conference Monday to unveil their Safer Louisville Policy Agenda. This agenda aims to address a number of safety concerns across Jefferson County. GLI was pleased to see several policies aligned with our Prosper 2030 Strategic Plan included in the priorities, including funding...

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LDC Reform at Metro Council

Helen Hacker — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:41:45 +0000

Last week Metro Council passed two ordinances amending the Land Development Code (LDC). LDC reform has been a long-term priority for GLI and a core focus of GLI’s Prosper 2030 strategic plan. These small changes will have a big impact on the way businesses interact with the development process and...

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GLI, JCPS Collaborate to see CDL Test Translated into Spanish

Helen Hacker — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:31:55 +0000

Ahead of the start of the school year, JCPS announced that in partnership with GLI and local, state, and federal partners, they had secured funding and translated the Kentucky Certified Drivers License (CDL) exam into Spanish. A CDL is required to drive school buses as well as public transit buses...

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ҹɫֱ�� Inc. takes business leaders to nation’s capital to advocate for newly released federal priorities

Olivia Sievert — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:00:38 +0000

Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2025) – Coinciding with its annual DC Fly In presented by BrightSpring Health Services, ҹɫֱ�� Inc. released its updated Federal Agenda. The 2025 Federal Agenda includes dozens of policy priorities related to business competitiveness, education and workforce development, energy and environment, healthcare, and infrastructure. Top priorities...

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Metro Council Approves FY 2026 Budget

Helen Hacker — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:57:43 +0000

After several weeks of budget hearings, Louisville Metro Council voted 21-4 to approve the FY 2025-2026 Metro Government Operating Budget and voted 20-4 (with one abstention by Councilwoman McCraney) to approve the Capital Budget. The final documents were largely reflective of the budget proposed by Mayor Craig Greenberg in his...

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2025 Legislative Wins Take Effect This Week

Helen Hacker — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:27:53 +0000

The Kentucky General Assembly passed more than 140 bills during this year’s 30-day legislative session, and most of those measures will go into effect on Friday. The state constitution specifies that new laws take effect 90 days after the legislature adjourns unless they have special effective dates, are general appropriation...

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Metro Council approves expansion of Louisville Downtown Management District

Helen Hacker — Wed, 21 May 2025 15:16:15 +0000

Last week, Louisville Metro Council voted to expand the Louisville Downtown Management district. This expansion was requested by the Louisville Downtown Partnership, who oversees programs and services for the central business district and will add the areas around Slugger Field and Angel’s Envy as well as the developing LOUMED district...

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