Farm Bill Would Take Food Assistance from Some Older Kentuckians
SNAP works for Kentuckians of all ages, including older people in our communities. For decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
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SNAP Works for Kentucky’s Children, Farm Bill Threatens that Success
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps Kentucky families put food on the table and improve children’s well-being across the commonwealth. But changes to SNAP in the Farm Bill and...
Farm Bill Proposal Would Worsen Poverty in Kentucky
A new version of the nation’s primary agriculture law known as the Farm Bill is making its way through Congress right now, and includes new provisions that would make it...
Last Minute Pension Bill Ends Protections for New Teachers, Cuts Benefits
Legislation introduced and passed suddenly in the General Assembly yesterday moves new teachers into a less secure hybrid cash balance plan and ends the inviolable contract moving forward for them,...
Pension Bill Doesn’t Save Money for KRS, Revised Teacher COLA Cut Changed Little
The pension bill SB 1 is not a cost saver for the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), according to the actuarial analysis of the bill released today. And a change to...
Reinstating Time Limits for Food Assistance Will Hurt Low-Income Kentuckians and Local Economies
Many Kentucky communities still face deep economic challenges eight years into the recovery from the Great Recession, and yet the state plans to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits...
Guest Blog: HB 2 Will Take Money Out of Injured Workers’ Pockets
Last week, the Kentucky House passed House Bill (HB 2), legislation that would hurt Kentucky’s workers, their families and their communities. The bill would severely restrict compensation for seriously injured...
Switching to 401ks Is a Lose-Lose
It’s a bad idea for Kentucky to shut down its pension plans and move new teachers and public employees into less efficient 401k-type defined contribution (DC) plans. State and local...
Bill Would Limit Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Cut Them Off Much Sooner
Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a form of income-replacement coverage that keeps workers who lose their jobs out of poverty, boosts the economy in communities that experience downturns and helps to...
Passage of the Dream Act Would Benefit Kentucky
In September, the Trump Administration announced the end of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a program established by executive order that granted immigrant youth who were brought to the...