Home | Bluegrass Institute Established in 2003 Click here for local district information KENTUCKYS VOICE FOR FREEDOM Our vision at the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions is to move Kentucky from dependency to prosperity by leading our commonwealth forward on the policy issues that advance free markets expand liberty and result in smaller more transparent government. TOP READS Continue making Kentucky competitive again Reduce personal income tax rate No substitute for choice Improving education in Jefferson County Amendment 2 defeated but choice change still needed Bluegrass Policy Blog Kentuckys NAEP achievement gaps in 2024 Not much to cheer about Kentucky should follow Tennessee in expanding education freedom Why arent Kentuckians getting a full and accurate picture of how their public schools perform. EDUCATION FREEDOM REFORM BIPPS Policy Points K12 in Kentucky A summary of facts and trends Northern Kentucky districts39 funding academic results affirm need for education freedom Education Freedom Reform Commentary Setting the record straight on educational choice in Arizona Bluegrass Institute Releases Videos on Amendment 2 Why homeschooling families should support school choice WATCH Voice for Change Dr. Jerry Stephenson on Amendment 2 empowering parents CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BIPPS Policy Points Bluegrass Institute releases policy brief on Safer Kentucky Act Criminal Justice Reform Commentary Chorus of concerns raised in hearing about crime bills cost consequences Kentucky Right on Crime Director The Good the Bad and the Unknown about the 39Safer Kentucky Act39 PENSION REFORM BIPPS Policy Points Pension Shock Future Shock Pension Reform Commentary End practice of using sickday benefit to spike pensions Pension spiking problems persist Pension reform Will past performance be the best predictor of future behavior.