Kentucky Kids Go Back to School Amid More Budget Cuts
Despite inadequate state funding for education, Kentucky’s school districts are figuring out how to open their doors to students this...
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Time for Sensible Approach to Paying Pensions
The long pension saga of the last year gave rise to the largest mobilization of Kentuckians to the Capitol the state has seen in decades. The unpopularity of proposals led...
To Improve Health Through Work, Kentucky Needs to Commit to Better Job Quality
With the state’s new barriers to Medicaid coverage soon to be erected under the guise of encouraging work, we’ve heard a lot in Kentucky recently about the health benefits of...
Coalition of Kentucky Organizations Oppose Food Assistance Cuts in Farm Bill
One in seven Kentuckians has food on their table in part thanks to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program lifts 164,000 Kentuckians, including 73,000 children, out of poverty....
Legislative Session Was About Shift and Shaft
The 2018 Kentucky General Assembly featured larger throngs of protestors than any session in recent memory. Thousands of Kentuckians trekked to Frankfort to stand up to an agenda they saw...
Kentucky Organizations Issue Statement on Budget Vetoes
Yesterday, Governor Matt Bevin announced he would be vetoing both the biennial budget bill, HB 200, and the revenue bill, HB 366. The vetoes provide an opportunity for the legislature...
If You Hate Gangs, Don’t Support this Bill
No one wants to see Kentucky’s young people drawn into gangs. But to prevent that from happening, we need evidence-based strategies that help people make better choices and strengthen communities....
Time to Put End to Wrong-Headed Pension Bill
The pension bill stumbled in the Kentucky Senate last week and was sent back to committee. It's the latest in a nearly year-long series of missteps. The attack on pensions...
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...
The Roots of a Terrible Budget
The governor's budget proposes the deepest cuts to K-12 education Kentucky has seen, delivers another hit to services that have been cut repeatedly since 2008 and completely eliminates funding for...