Banning Food Assistance for Parents Behind on Child Support Is Harmful to Families and Costly to the State
A provision in Senate Bill (SB) 65 would disqualify parents who are behind in making child support payments from the...
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Letter to the Kentucky House of Representatives on Raising the Inadequate Tax Rate on HHR Slot Machines
February 10, 2021 Dear Kentucky House of Representatives: As you consider legislation potentially legalizing "Historical Horse Racing" (HHR) slot machines, an important issue concerns the inadequacy of the tax on...
House Dems Announce Plan to Modernize Unemployment Insurance
House Dems Announce Plan to Modernize Unemployment Insurance By: Steve Rogers
New Bill to Reform Unemployment Insurance
New Bill to Reform Unemployment Insurance By: Karolina Buczek
HB 406 Modernizes Unemployment Insurance and Prepares Kentucky for the Next Downturn
The COVID-19 economic crisis has created enormous strain on our unemployment insurance (UI) system and made clear how outdated and inadequate the system was going into the pandemic. House Bill...
Senators Overcome Their Own Objections to Approve Historical Horse Racing Bill
Senators Overcome Their Own Objections to Approve Historical Horse Racing Bill By: Tim Sullivan
The General Assembly Must Resist an Expensive Double-Dip Tax Break and Instead Provide Targeted Aid to Businesses that Really Need Help
As Kentucky recovers from the pandemic and the resulting recession, it is important for state policymakers to invest in families, communities and businesses that need help to get back on...
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Legalize Historical Horse Racing Machines in Kentucky
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Legalize Historical Horse Racing Machines in Kentucky By: Joe Sonka
SB 36 Would Protect Children from Automatically Being Tried as Adults
Senate Bill (SB) 36, sponsored by Senator Whitney Westerfield, would eliminate a provision in Kentucky law mandating that children charged with certain felony offenses be prosecuted as adults, rather than...
Despite Continued Risks from COVID-19, Kentucky Jail Population Continues to Increase
Between March and May of 2020, the jail population in Kentucky fell by a third (24,183 to 16,167) as a result of releases aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19....