Eastern Kentucky the Big Winner in Insurance Gains, but Rise in Poverty Shows Work to Be Done
New Census data released yesterday showed Kentucky led the nation in its drop in the share of people who are...
Economic Security
Restricted Access to Unemployment Benefits Played Role in Paying Back Loan
Kentucky got the good news it has now paid off its $972 million loan from the federal government after the state's unemployment insurance program fell into the red during the...
Yes, the Minimum Wage Helps Fight Poverty
In testimony yesterday to the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council on raising the local minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, a University of Kentucky economics professor argued against a wage...
Visual: Who Benefits from Lexington Raising the Minimum Wage?
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is considering an incremental minimum wage increase to $10.10 per hour for its workers over the next three years. Lexington would be the second city in...
The Safety Net Is Effective at Fighting Poverty in Kentucky, Should Be Protected
More than 800,000 Kentuckians are lifted out of poverty each year by safety net programs including Social Security, SNAP (formerly food stamps) and low-income tax credits for working families according...
Working Family Tax Credits Support Kentucky Moms and Kids
Mother’s Day is a fitting time to celebrate the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC), two working family programs that help 296,000 Kentucky mothers make ends...
Minority Working Families in Kentucky Far Behind Economically
A new report highlights a sharp racial/ethnic divide among working families in Kentucky. While the majority of low-income working families in the state are white, 52 percent of minority working...
Bill Would Provide Greater Retirement Security for Workers at Kentucky Small Businesses
A concerning number of Americans are financially unprepared for retirement, and a contributing factor is that many lack a retirement plan offered through their jobs. But a bill in the Kentucky...
Misclassification Harms State Budget as Well as Workers
House Bill 256 would help Kentucky workers as well as the state’s budget by cracking down on the growing problem of misclassification of workers as independent contractors, with a focus...
Map Shows How HB 374’s State EITC Would Help Working Families and Communities Across Kentucky
By closing several corporate tax loopholes, House Bill 374 would enable the state to invest in an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for Kentucky’s working families. The state EITC would...