The Kentucky House Democrats unveiled their 2017 legislative agenda Thursday, calling for a “United Kentucky” to support rural and urban job creation, strengthen public education and increase access to health care. House Democratic Leader Rocky Adkins said he and his colleagues want to bring Kentuckians together by focusing on legislation that will improve the lives of middle class and working families throughout the Commonwealth. House Bill 182, sponsored by Representative Chris Harris of Forest Hills, would establish a tax credit to promote investments for businesses in rural communities still struggling with the downturn in the coal economy and the lingering aftereffects of the economic recession.


