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Nearly 250,000 Kentuckians Covered by Medicaid Will Need to Take Action to Stay Covered

For the past three years, 1.7 million Kentuckians on Medicaid have not had to take action to keep their health...

Dustin Pugel | February 28, 2023

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Analysis

How Kentucky Turned Away Half a Billion Dollars in Grocery Help

February 2023 is the last month many low-income food assistance recipients across the country will get additional help buying groceries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Kentucky that aid ended...

Dustin Pugel | February 1, 2023

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Analysis

Average Kentucky Teacher Pay Fell More Than 5% This Year, When Adjusted for Inflation

The modest raises provided by most districts this school year were not enough for average teacher pay to keep up with rapid inflation, KyPolicy analysis of new data from the...

Dustin Pugel | December 6, 2022

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Analysis

Despite Growing Risk of Recession, Kentucky Will Slash Weeks of Unemployment Benefits by More than Half in January

Since the creation of unemployment insurance in 1938, Kentuckians have been able rely on up to 26 weeks of benefits, giving them the time and flexibility to find a job...

Dustin Pugel | October 20, 2022

Kentucky Rate of Uninsured Improved After Special Pandemic Era Protections2

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New Census Data Suggests Power of Federal Pandemic Aid for Kentuckians

Kentucky saw improved health insurance coverage, and no change in income or poverty measures, despite the pandemic. For Immediate Release: Sept. 15, 2022 Media Contact: Dustin Pugel, Policy Director, Kentucky...

Dustin Pugel | September 15, 2022

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Despite Rapid Pandemic Recovery, Kentucky Workers Need More Support

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn reshaped Kentucky’s economy in ways that are still revealing themselves 30 months after the virus arrived in the commonwealth. Part of the story...

Dustin Pugel | September 6, 2022

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The State of Working Kentucky 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn reshaped Kentucky’s economy in ways that are still revealing themselves thirty months after the virus arrived in the commonwealth. Part of the story...

Dustin Pugel | September 1, 2022

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Analysis

Most Kentucky Teachers and School Staff Start Year Without Meaningful Raises

Stagnant salaries are contributing to a growing teacher shortage in Kentucky and across the nation, as the school year begins in many areas of the state. An inadequate number of...

Ashley Spalding, Dustin Pugel and Pam Thomas | August 10, 2022

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Analysis

What the New Climate and Health Legislation Will Mean for Kentucky

President Biden on Tuesday signed new legislation that takes critical steps toward addressing the climate crisis, improves access to affordable health care, creates jobs in clean energy and puts downward...

Ashley Spalding and Dustin Pugel | August 7, 2022

Op-Ed

State Workers Help Us All; It’s Past Time to Help Them Too

Everyone in the commonwealth relies on services provided by the state government, and the workers providing them are our friends, neighbors and family. They help children in crisis, defend those...

Dustin Pugel | July 28, 2022

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