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Follow the Public Money · Kentucky qualifying edition 8 · Version 1.0 · source reviewed November 6, 2026.
Abstract
The statewide table at the opening of Kentucky’s enacted 2026–2028 Operating Budget, Volume I, places multiple kinds of evidence together. This edition turns the table into a four-axis reading key so a reader does not compare unlike years, funds, or accounting views.
Bounded scope and method
The reviewed corpus is the official 429-page enacted Volume I PDF. This edition uses the table of contents and statewide summary on PDF pages 8–9, labeled source pages 1–2. Values below are direct transcriptions; no ROI, savings, waste, legality, payment, or outcome calculation is made.
| Axis | Values shown in the statewide table | Reader control |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028 | Keep each year in its own column. |
| Evidence state | Actual, actual, revised, enacted, enacted | Do not call revised or enacted authority an actual payment. |
| Source-of-funds lane | General, Tobacco, Restricted, Federal, and Road funds | Preserve restrictions and do not merge unlike funds. |
| Expenditure view | Class, fund source, and branch/unit | Choose one view and avoid double counting the same spending across classifications. |
Two statewide control totals
| Field | FY2027 enacted | FY2028 enacted | Meaning boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total source of funds | $65,027,657,337 | $65,261,900,037 | Statewide source table total; not a cash-receipt certification. |
| Total expenditures | $60,396,482,800 | $61,518,077,400 | Enacted expenditure view; not proof that every dollar was paid. |
Citizen extraction worksheet
- Copy document title, PDF page, source-page label, table, and retrieval date.
- Record fiscal year and whether the column is actual, revised, or enacted.
- Record the exact fund and the expenditure view.
- Copy the field label and amount exactly; do not combine rows merely because they share a year.
- Identify the next evidence state needed: amendment, encumbrance, contract, invoice, payment, recovery, audit, output, or outcome.
- Stop before inferring motive, influence, waste, savings, legality, or impact.
Limits and correction route
This edition does not reconcile every agency program, bill condition, amendment, transaction, recipient, payment, recovery, audit, or outcome. Corrections should identify the exact document, page, field, and replacement evidence. Louisville correction/update coverage remains active. No public PDF derivative is claimed because a controlled file route and print receiving-surface QA were not completed.
Official sources
Public-information notice: This Pulse is a dated, source-linked research summary for general educational use. It reports what the cited sources state or what the identified public record shows as of the date reviewed. Citation does not mean endorsement, partnership, certification, or independent confirmation of every third-party assertion. This is not individualized legal, medical, tax, accounting, investment, insurance, cybersecurity, licensing, regulatory, procurement, employment, real-estate, or other professional advice. Rules, facts, availability, and eligibility can change. Verify the controlling source, jurisdiction, effective date, and your own facts, and consult the responsible agency or a qualified professional before a consequential decision. External links are provided for attribution and may change. Use this information and any reader-controlled checklist at your own discretion and risk.