Economic Downturn and Recovery in Kentucky
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Begin Arriving for Families July 15
Beginning today, July 15, the families of nearly 1 million Kentucky children — and 66 million children nationwide — will begin receiving much-needed monthly payments through the improved Child Tax Credit (CTC) included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) passed by Congress.
Budget & Tax
Making Millionaires Finally Chip in Like the Rest of Us Would Pay for Transformational Public Investments in Kentucky
Kentucky has an opportunity to tackle its infrastructure challenges head on through proposed investments in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan.
Local Recovery Monies Should Go to Communities’ Greatest Needs — Kentuckians Can Help Make That Happen
Cities and counties in Kentucky are in the process of receiving the first half of...
Corporations Were the Primary Focus of One-Time Monies in General Assembly
One-time monies in the state budget gave the 2021 General Assembly a unique opportunity to...
Governor Should Veto Expensive, Poorly Targeted Tax Breaks for Remote Workers and Data Centers
The text below was sent as a letter (available here as a PDF) to Kentucky...
Criminal Justice
The 2021 Legislative Session Criminal Justice Wrap Up: Some Important Wins that Should Be Built on to Achieve Systemic Change
This year, the Kentucky General Assembly took important steps forward in criminal justice with the passage of policies that will reduce incarceration and related harms in modest but important ways in several areas including policing, sentencing, juvenile justice and reentry.
The 2021 Legislative Session Saw Important Criminal Justice Progress, But We Must Continue to Work for Systemic Change
With Kentucky’s 2021 General Assembly now behind us, and with issues of police violence against...
SB 4 Would Limit No-Knock Warrants and Reduce Harm, but New Amendments Undermine Positive Impact
On the one year anniversary of the killing of Breonna Taylor by police in March...
SB 36 Would Protect Children from Automatically Being Tried as Adults
Senate Bill (SB) 36, sponsored by Senator Whitney Westerfield, would eliminate a provision in Kentucky...
Economic Security
Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.
Last week, Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades — payments of up to $300 per child, per month to help ease the costs of raising kids.
Tracking SNAP in Kentucky
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a vital source of assistance that helps put...
Coalition Letter to Governor Beshear: Continue Critical Commitment to Federal Unemployment Benefits
Dear Governor Beshear, Thank you for your efforts and decisions to protect Kentuckians from economic...
Expanded Unemployment Benefits are a Crucial Bridge for Kentuckians and Our Economy
As a coalition of organizations representing Kentucky workers, families and communities, we urge state lawmakers...
Education
Student Debt Forgiveness Would Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians, Help With Economic Recovery and Improve Race Equity
The student debt crisis has been garnering increased attention recently, with calls for the federal government to forgive between $10,000 and $50,000 in student debt.
HB 563 Diverts Public School Dollars to Unaccountable Private Entities
Kentucky still has a lot of work to do to make sure all students can...
Kentucky Among Worst States in Nation for Higher Education Cuts, Harming Students Who Already Face the Greatest Barriers
After more than a decade of cuts to the state’s public colleges and universities, college...
Voucher Would Drain Much-Needed Resources from Kentucky’s Public Schools
Over the next couple months, the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly will decide whether to enact...
Health Care
Medicaid Filled the COVID Coverage Gap
Last year when COVID-19 cases were escalating and the bottom fell out of the economy, hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians lost work.
The 2021 Legislative Session Health Care Wrap Up: Steps in the Right Direction
The 2021 General Assembly passed several measures that will improve the affordability and accessibility of...
Bills Capping Insulin Prices Could Help Many Kentuckians with Diabetes, Especially Those Who Struggle to Pay
House Bill (HB) 95 was signed by the governor and will provide much-needed help to...
Kentucky Lives and Livelihoods Are on the Line with Supreme Court Challenge to ACA
Health insurance coverage for over half a million Kentuckians, and the protections for 2 million...
Jobs & The Economy
Tracking the Economic Recovery from COVID-19 in Kentucky
As more Kentuckians are vaccinated, schools, child care centers and other in-person activities resume, and people return to work in greater numbers, Kentucky’s economy is beginning to improve.
$300 Weekly Jobless Benefit Is Good for Kentucky’s Economy
The expanded $300 a week in federally-funded jobless benefits known as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation...
This One Weird Trick Will Help Kentucky Employers Find Workers
As the economy is beginning to recover, we’re hearing the return of old, discredited claims...
The Coronavirus Economy in Kentucky: One Year Later
The calendar now marks one year since COVID-19 hit Kentucky. Over that time, the impact...
