Jason Bailey

Statement: September 4 Expiration of Federal Unemployment Benefits in Kentucky Will Increase Hardship, Will Not Improve State’s Jobs Picture

This year’s Labor Day, September 6, is the final day the federal government will provide three jobless benefit programs that...

Op-Ed

Honor Labor Day by Supporting Workers as if They Are Essential

Starting last year, as COVID-19 led people to social distance and quarantine, a new term entered the lexicon: "essential worker." Though everyday working people have always been the key to...

Op-Ed

Record Surplus Creates Opportunity to Reinvest in Kentucky

Kentucky lawmakers will have a historic opportunity to begin putting the state back on track for a brighter future next legislative session. Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has...

Press Release

Statement: Senate Vote to Advance Federal Budget Resolution Charts Course Toward Stronger, More Equitable Future

This morning, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a budget resolution paving the way for a slate of investments with the power to improve lives, create a stronger and fairer...

Analysis

Historic Surplus Leaves State in Strong Place to Begin Reinvesting in Kentucky’s Needs

Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has increased Kentuckians’ incomes and strengthened consumer spending, Kentucky’s budget is seeing large revenue surpluses that are boosting the state’s rainy day fund...

Op-Ed

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...

Analysis

Statement: September 4 Expiration of Federal Unemployment Benefits in Kentucky Will Increase Hardship, Will Not Improve State’s Jobs Picture

Honor Labor Day by Supporting Workers as if They Are Essential

Record Surplus Creates Opportunity to Reinvest in Kentucky

Statement: Senate Vote to Advance Federal Budget Resolution Charts Course Toward Stronger, More Equitable Future

Historic Surplus Leaves State in Strong Place to Begin Reinvesting in Kentucky’s Needs

Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.

$300 Weekly Jobless Benefit Is Good for Kentucky’s Economy

State Should Focus Remaining American Rescue Plan Fiscal Relief on Kentuckians’ Greatest Needs

This One Weird Trick Will Help Kentucky Employers Find Workers

American Families and Jobs Plans Would Provide Opportunity to All Kentucky Families

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