Cuts to Kentucky Unemployment Benefits Trashed as Bill Advances in General Assembly
Cuts to Kentucky Unemployment Benefits Trashed as Bill Advances in General Assembly By Daniel Desrochers
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Jobs Myth at Root of Policies Harming Unemployed
A number of state policies are now in play that would cut off access to financial assistance for Kentuckians who are unemployed and struggling to get by. All of a...
Statement on Justice Reinvestment Work Group Recommendations
The Justice Reinvestment work group has laid important groundwork for needed reforms to our justice system with the recommendations they released today. Continuing to grow the inmate population is incredibly...
Census Data Shows Too Little Improvement in Poverty and Income in Kentucky to Suggest Full Recovery
New American Community Survey (ACS) data for 2016 released today by the U.S. Census shows poverty didn’t budge and income only increased slightly in Kentucky from 2015. The poverty rate...
Cutting Wages No Way to Grow Kentucky’s Economy
Legislative leaders say the 2017 Kentucky General Assembly will focus on jobs and the economy. That priority is welcome given challenges across the state. But the policy issues reportedly topping...
Income Rises for Kentucky Households in 2015 but Progress Needed to Reduce Poverty
New Census data released today shows median household incomes in Kentucky rose by over $2,000 in Kentucky last year, evidence of an improving economy with rising wages for workers. However,...
The State of Working Kentucky 2016: Bright Spots But Still Far From Full Recovery
As the Commonwealth continues to gain distance from the Great Recession, a new report, The State of Working Kentucky 2016, shows a mixed story of progress for workers in recent...
Bolder Economic Solutions One Answer to the Anger
The 2016 presidential primaries were marked by a surge in popularity from candidates tapping the anger of those Americans who feel left out and left behind. It's in states like...
Statement on New Overtime Threshold Rule’s Impact on Kentucky
"The new overtime rule is great news for the 1 in 4 salaried workers in Kentucky who will now be entitled to overtime pay,” Anna Baumann, research and policy analyst...
Kentucky Sees Lack of Progress in Incomes, Poverty Over Last Year
Median household income and poverty rates continue to stall in Kentucky overall while numbers worsened in eastern Kentucky and among African Americans, according to new Census Bureau data released today....