Lost SNAP Benefits Due to SJR 150 Likely Growing to at Least $350 Million
Recent news that the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) will extend the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)...
Budget Agreement Includes Only Modest Increases in Most Areas of Budget, Salary Increases for State Workers
The 2022-2024 budget agreement announced today includes only very modest funding increases for critical state services across the budget. Investments in education and other areas are small, especially considering the...
Senate Version of HB 7 Still Makes It Harder to Get and Keep Food and Medical Assistance, Particularly for Working Families
Although substantially changed, the newest Senate version of House Bill 7 (HB 7) still puts up numerous paperwork barriers to food and medical assistance for Kentucky families and workers. HB...
HB 7 Will Cost $255 Million from Kentucky’s Budget and Harm the State’s Economy
House Bill 7 (HB 7) would introduce many new barriers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid, resulting in tens to hundreds of thousands of fewer Kentuckians receiving...
New Version of HB 7 Still Makes Food and Medical Assistance Much Harder to Get and Keep
Although substantially changed in committee last week, House Bill 7 (HB 7) still puts up numerous barriers to food and medical assistance for Kentucky families and workers. To Kentucky’s safety...
This Legislative Session Threatens to Lower the Quality of Life in the Commonwealth
Every year, the General Assembly proposes a host of bills ostensibly aimed at improving Kentuckians’ quality of life. Though it’s always telling to ask “whose quality of life,” this year’s...
HB 7 Puts New, Costly Barriers in Front of Kentuckians Seeking Food and Medical Help
House Bill 7 (HB 7) would implement several harsh measures making it harder to get and keep food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and medical assistance through...
Kentucky’s Jobs Recovery Is Very Strong — False Claims to the Contrary Are Being Used to Justify Harmful Benefit Cuts
Kentucky is currently experiencing a historically strong recovery from the devastating job losses that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. By April 2020, Kentucky had lost 294,900 jobs,...
State Funding for Education Has Been Stagnant for Many Years, But the 2022-2024 Budget Presents a Unique Opportunity to Begin Reinvesting
In 1991, following a Kentucky Supreme Court decision finding that Kentucky’s system of funding education was unconstitutional, the Kentucky General Assembly responded by increasing taxes to begin reinvesting in Kentucky’s...
Statement: House Passage of HB 4 Threatens Kentucky Workers, Economy
We are deeply concerned by the House passage of HB 4, legislation that will harm Kentucky workers, families and communities, and lead to deeper, longer and more painful recessions. Among...