Bluegrass Institute Issues Commentary: Kentucky Cities Need Limits, Not Just Balanced Budgets
February 23, 2026
February 23, 2026
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 23 -- The Bluegrass Institute issued the following commentary by scholar Mark Moses:
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Kentucky Cities Need Limits, Not Just Balanced Budgets
When your scope is "whatever serves the community interest," you've created a mandate for unlimited growth.
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Kentucky's 1994 constitutional amendment requires cities to adopt balanced budgets and prohibits spending beyond revenues. But balan . . .
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Kentucky Cities Need Limits, Not Just Balanced Budgets
When your scope is "whatever serves the community interest," you've created a mandate for unlimited growth.
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Kentucky's 1994 constitutional amendment requires cities to adopt balanced budgets and prohibits spending beyond revenues. But balan . . .