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New Report: 10 Years After Widely Hailed Criminal Justice Reform, Kentucky Has Reversed Progress and Mass Incarceration Is Worsening

Since initial 2011 reforms, the KY General Assembly has passed only 10 laws that further reduce incarceration — and 59...

Report

In Decade Since Major Criminal Justice Reform, the Kentucky General Assembly Has Passed Six Times as Many Laws Increasing Incarceration as Decreasing It

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the passage of 2011’s House Bill (HB) 463, “The Public Safety and Offender Accountability Act.”[efn_note]2011 Ky. Acts, ch. 2, https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/11RS/documents/0002.pdf.[/efn_note] HB 463 was...

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Kentucky Tonight: Previewing the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly

Kentucky Tonight: Previewing the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly Hosted by: Renee Shaw Source: KET

Op-Ed

Kentuckians Are Thankful for This Year’s Food Relief, But Hunger Isn’t Off the Table Yet

Thanksgiving is here and it is a time of celebration for families across the commonwealth. With an increase in statewide vaccination rates, Kentuckians are safely gathering with friends and loved...

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No Excuse. Beshear Ready to Pay Social Workers More. Lawmakers Need to Join Him.

No Excuse. Beshear Ready to Pay Social Workers More. Lawmakers Need to Join Him. By: Linda Blackford Source: Herald-Leader

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Childcare Deserts Are a Secret Driver of the Labor Shortage — And Half of Americans Live in One

Childcare Deserts Are a Secret Driver of the Labor Shortage — And Half of Americans Live on One By: Madison Hoff and Juliana Kaplan Source: Business Insider

Analysis

New Federal Infrastructure Law Moves Kentucky Forward

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the President has now signed into law, includes much-needed new investments in modernizing Kentucky's physical infrastructure. The law funds a broad array...

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Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System

Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System By: Jake Wylie Source: The Davis Vanguard

Analysis

School Funding Task Force Recommendations Include Steps Toward Adequacy and Equity

In 2021, the Kentucky General Assembly created a School Funding Task Force to meet in the interim to review funding for K-12 education in Kentucky and other states and identify...

Press Release

Kentucky Needs Congress to Expand Child Care Capacity, Upgrade Quality and Improve Affordability with the Build Back Better Act

One of the most powerful investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early childhood care and education, which research shows results in improved outcomes later in life,...

New Report: 10 Years After Widely Hailed Criminal Justice Reform, Kentucky Has Reversed Progress and Mass Incarceration Is Worsening

In Decade Since Major Criminal Justice Reform, the Kentucky General Assembly Has Passed Six Times as Many Laws Increasing Incarceration as Decreasing It

Kentucky Tonight: Previewing the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly

Kentuckians Are Thankful for This Year’s Food Relief, But Hunger Isn’t Off the Table Yet

No Excuse. Beshear Ready to Pay Social Workers More. Lawmakers Need to Join Him.

Childcare Deserts Are a Secret Driver of the Labor Shortage — And Half of Americans Live in One

New Federal Infrastructure Law Moves Kentucky Forward

Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System

School Funding Task Force Recommendations Include Steps Toward Adequacy and Equity

Kentucky Needs Congress to Expand Child Care Capacity, Upgrade Quality and Improve Affordability with the Build Back Better Act

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