Foresight

Foresight is a periodical which keeps Kentucky's citizens and policymakers well-informed of emerging issues and up-to-date on the activities of the Center. The subscription is free and we currently have over 8,250 names on the mailing list. We accept unsolicited articles for publication in Foresight. An article (3,000 words or less) should focus on emerging trends or issues likely to influence Kentucky's future or the future implications of current policies. Articles can be submitted electronically, by fax, or through the mail. All submissions will be acknowledged and will be returned only if a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided.

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2005

Issue 43 (PDF)

	A Year of CAN-SPAM, a Year of More Spam
	Public Forums Suggest Worsening Problems with Access to Health Care

2004 Volume 11

Number 2 (PDF)

	WANTED: Ideas for a More Prosperous Future
	A New Map for Rural America's New Economic Frontier
	Robert M. (Mike) Duncan 2004 Hellard Award Winner
	Conference Will Feature Leading Thinkers in Economic Development

Number 1 (PDF)

	New Index Measures Well-Being and Ranks Kentucky
	Resources Do Produce Results

2003 Volume 10

Number 4 (PDF)

Certificate of Need: Health Care Costs Compel Fresh Look at Old Regulatory Lever

Number 3 (PDF)

	West Kentucky's Economy Shows Modest Growth
	Walter A. Baker, the "Consummate Public Man," 2003 Hellard Award Winner

Number 2 (PDF)

	State Efforts to Insure the Uninsured: An Unfinished Story
	Eastern Kentucky Achieves Progress; Parity Remains Elusive

Number 1 (PDF)

	State Shortfalls Projected Throughout the Decade: Higher Ed Budget Likely to Feel Continued Squeeze
	Letter to the Editor
	Do Resources Produce Results? Kentucky School Districts and the Adequacy of Funding Adequacy Models

2002 Volume 9

Number 4 (PDF)

	School Choice as Education Reform: What Do We Know?
	Is a School Voucher Program Feasible for Kentucky?
	Homeland Security Conference Largest Ever
	Virginia Fox, Executive Director of KET, Receives Sixth Annual Hellard Award

Number 3 (PDF)

	9/11: The Uncertain Implications for State and Local Governments
	RAND's Bruce Hoffman on the Implications of a Post-9/11 World
	Survey Measures Kentuckians' Responses to 9/11

Number 2 (PDF)

	Putting Theory to the Test
	Citizens See Preferred Future Coming Into Focus

Number 1 (PDF)

	Bridging The Rural-Urban Opportunity Gap
	Rural Redux

2001 Volume 8

Number 4 (PDF)

	Spending Trends Creating Pressure for Tax Modernization
	Business Taxes in Kentucky: Re-examining the Evidence
	Letter to the Editor

Number 3 (PDF)

	Aging Population Bodes Revenue Decline, Spending Rise
	Tax Policy Focus Draws Large Crowd
	Noted Historian, Dr. Thomas Clark, Hellard Award Winner

Number 2 (PDF)

	What Does "Smart Growth" Really Mean?
	Are Kentucky Schools Using Research-Based Curricula?

Number 1 (PDF)

	Structural Economic Change Impetus for Tax Reform
	A Comparative Analysis of Kentucky's Tax Structure
	Run your own numbers . . .

2000 Volume 7

Number 4 (PDF)

Revenue Implications Grow as More Kentuckians Shop Online

Run your own numbers . . .

Conference Explores New Economy, Coming Challenges

Number 3 (PDF)

	Winners and Losers: The Era of Inequality Continues
	Income Inequality Trends in Kentucky
	Conference to Feature Panel of Distinguished Kentuckians

Number 2 (PDF)

	Education Reform and Equitable Excellence: The Kentucky Experiment
	Filling the Teacher Quality Void
	Alternative Certification an Early Success

Number 1 (PDF)

	Report Gauges Progress, Public Opinion on Goals for Future
	Data Foretell Most Vulnerable Tobacco Counties
	Wanted: More Undergraduates, Lots More
	Science & Technology Plan for Kentucky Advanced

1999 Volume 6

Number 4

	Rethinking Kentucky: a New Vision for the Coming Millennium
	The 2000-02 State Budget
	Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
	Conference Wrap-Up

Number 3

	Changing Our Minds About Health Care
	Policymakers Identify Top Priorities for Aging Population

Number 2

	Investing in Our Children
	An Interview with the Director of the Office of Early Childhood Development

Number 1

	Economically Important Military Activity Offers Future Opportunity
	An Interview with the Director of the Commission on Military Affairs

1998 Volume 5

Number 4

	Potential Economic Impact of Industrial Hemp in Kentucky
	Industrial Hemp: What Can We Learn from the World Market?
	Center Conference Attracts Capacity Audience
	Joseph Kelly Receives 1998 Hellard Award

Number 3

	Wendell Berry: The Question of Vision for Rural Kentucky
	Kentucky's Tobacco Economy Important, Controversial and Uncertain

Number 2

	Electricity Deregulation Will Benefit Urban and Rural Kentuckians
	Freshwater and Goetz Respond
	Scott and Berger Respond
	Conference and Workshop Plans Unfolding
	Citizens Express Optimism About State's Progress
	Computer Access Inches Upward, Internet Use Soars in State

Number 1

	Benefits of Deregulating Electricity May Bypass Rural Kentucky
	Doing Business on the World Wide Web
	$5.8 Billion and Change Revisited

1997 Volume 4

Number 4

	State Health Care Leaders: Issue of Access Will Not Go Away
	Promoting Entrepreneurship in Central Appalachia
	Wilhoit Honored at Center Conference in Somerset

Number 3

	Building a Learning Community in Bowling Green
	Farm Economy a Foundation for More Prosperous Communities

Number 2

	Implications of Welfare Reform for Poor Kentucky Families
	Local Activists Explore Civic Participation

Number 1

	Welfare Reform Raises Many Education Questions
	Budget Game Tests Players' Political Mettle
	The Circuits Are Coming to Town