Kentucky Will Start Providing 10,000 More New Mothers with a Year of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just approved a plan to allow Kentuckians who have recently given birth...
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Kentucky Tonight: Discussing the Rise in Gas Prices and Inflation
Kentucky Tonight: Discussing the Rise in Gas Prices and Inflation Hosted by: Renee Shaw Source: KET
Lost SNAP Benefits Due to SJR 150 Likely Growing to at Least $350 Million
Recent news that the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) will extend the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) past July means Kentuckians with Medicaid will continue to have...
Cancel Student Debt, and Recommit to Education as a Public Good
President Biden’s recent statements that he will cancel some student loan debt is hopeful news for the 616,000 Kentuckians who owe it, our communities and economy. It will also be...
Post-Pandemic, KY Returns to World-High Incarceration Rate
Post-Pandemic, KY Returns to World-High Incarceration Rate By: Chance Dorland Source: Public News Service
Ky. Jails and Prisons Are Over Capacity. New Analysis Suggests It’s Going to Get Worse.
Ky. Jails and Prisons Are Over Capacity. New Analysis Suggests It's Going to Get Worse. By: Yasmine Jumaa Source: WFPL
Meet the Florida Think Tank Pushing for Welfare Restrictions in Kentucky
Meet the Florida Think Tank Pushing for Welfare Restrictions in Kentucky By: Jasmine Demers Source: Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
The 2022 General Assembly Passed More Bills Increasing Incarceration Than Decreasing It, and Failed to Make Other Badly Needed Justice Changes
Kentucky has one of the worst rates of incarceration in the country. Two years after a sharp decline in the Kentucky jail population due to COVID-19 policy-driven releases, the state’s...
EKU Faculty and Staff Unionize
EKU Faculty and Staff Unionize By: Blake Vickers Source: Richmond Register
Kentucky Drops in National Rankings for Teacher Pay, Student Spending
Kentucky Drops in National Rankings for Teacher Pay, Student Spending By: Jess Clark Source: WFPL