Jessica Klein

More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action

Too many college students in Kentucky returning to school in-person and online during the pandemic face challenges getting adequate food...

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More Kentuckians are Hungry During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Congress Must Do More

Food insecurity – limited or uncertain access to adequate food – is rising rapidly across the nation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last available, regionally-based analysis suggests...

Analysis

Policy Changes to Address Police Violence

With the recent police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and David McAtee – in a long history of state-sanctioned violence against Americans who are Black – protests are occurring...

Analysis

SNAP Participation Has Jumped Due to COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Helping Blunt the Harm

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in Kentucky has increased by 110,292 people since social distancing began to reduce transmission of COVID-19. This dramatic 22.9% increase since February reflects the...

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228,300 Kentuckians Have Likely Lost Health Coverage Since the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the context of unprecedented job loss due to COVID-19, much attention has rightly been paid to the surge in unemployment insurance claims. In Kentucky, unemployment claims have been stacking...

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Who Are Kentucky’s Essential Workers on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic impacts all people but creates distinct challenges for the 422,000 Kentuckians working on the frontlines of the response, known as essential workers. Frontline industries – which require...

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Kentucky Response to COVID-19: Help Kentucky Families Put Food on the Table

As the COVID-19 pandemic leads to layoffs and school closures, and as more people are staying at home to reduce the risk of infection, having enough food will be an...

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Policies Addressing Kentucky’s Underlying Health Challenges Could Better Prepare Us for Public Health Crises, Like COVID-19

As a result of factors contributing to the state’s poor health, Kentucky is especially vulnerable to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new annual report from...

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Paid Sick Leave Legislation Would Protect Health and Promote Economic Security

The COVID-19 pandemic is illustrating why Kentuckians must be able to stay home from work when they are sick. When people don’t have access to paid sick leave, the negative...

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Harsh Measure Threatens Kentucky’s Families and Finances

A new harmful and costly immigration proposal – Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – would create an impractical mandate for most public agencies in Kentucky to participate in federal immigration...

More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action

More Kentuckians are Hungry During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Congress Must Do More

Policy Changes to Address Police Violence

SNAP Participation Has Jumped Due to COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Helping Blunt the Harm

228,300 Kentuckians Have Likely Lost Health Coverage Since the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Who Are Kentucky’s Essential Workers on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Kentucky Response to COVID-19: Help Kentucky Families Put Food on the Table

Policies Addressing Kentucky’s Underlying Health Challenges Could Better Prepare Us for Public Health Crises, Like COVID-19

Paid Sick Leave Legislation Would Protect Health and Promote Economic Security

Harsh Measure Threatens Kentucky’s Families and Finances

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