Letter to Governor Beshear: Priorities for Use of Remaining Coronavirus Relief Fund Monies
On October 9, 2020, the undersigned groups submitted the following letter to Governor Beshear. Dear Governor Beshear: Thank you for...
Economic Security Press
New Survey Shows Extreme Hardship Among Kentuckians as President Halts Talks on New COVID-19 Aid Bill
Yesterday President Trump tweeted that he was ending Congressional talks on a critical new aid package. A new survey of Kentucky households illustrates that in the current absence of badly-needed...
Commentary: An Open Letter To Sen. Mitch Mcconnell From Kentucky Voices for Health, Advocating for Relief
Commentary: An Open Letter To Sen. Mitch Mcconnell From Kentucky Voices for Health, Advocating for Relief
Congress Can’t Go Home Without Passing a Strong Aid Package
Congress is set to adjourn at the end of this month, yet its biggest and most urgent piece of business remains undone. With the economy unravelling further from the continuing...
Appalachia Coalition Creates Blueprint for Sustainable, Equitable Future
Appalachia Coalition Creates Blueprint for Sustainable, Equitable Future By Kara Holsopple
New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic
New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic By Ashley Spalding
New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic
Despite living through the longest economic expansion on record, before COVID-19, 16.3% of Kentuckians were still living below the poverty line and median state incomes were relatively stagnant, according to...
Statement on Failed Senate “Skinny” Aid Proposal
“The now-failed Senate ‘skinny’ proposal was an even weaker version of the deeply inadequate plan Senate leaders put forward at the end of July. Doing less when we need more...
Labor Day Town Hall With Rep. John Yarmuth Will Discuss Federal Aid, Support for Families
Labor Day Town Hall With Rep. John Yarmuth Will Discuss Federal Aid, Support for Families
Labor Day Town Hall Focuses on Support for Workers
Labor Day Town Hall Focuses on Support for Workers By Eileen Street