Honor Labor Day by Supporting Workers as if They Are Essential
Starting last year, as COVID-19 led people to social distance and quarantine, a new term entered the lexicon: "essential worker."...
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Student Debt Relief Still Needed as College Year Begins in Kentucky
As another college year begins amidst a resurging pandemic, new Census data shows those struggling the most with student debt are also among the hardest hit by COVID-19’s economic impacts....
Record Surplus Creates Opportunity to Reinvest in Kentucky
Kentucky lawmakers will have a historic opportunity to begin putting the state back on track for a brighter future next legislative session. Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has...
A Tour Of Bail: How Other States Have Reformed The Money Bail System
A Tour Of Bail: How Other States Have Reformed The Money Bail System By: Patrick Orsagos
Grocery Money for Families Through Pandemic EBT for Childcare and Summer EBT to Boost Kentucky’s Economy by Over $267 Million
Feeding Kentucky, the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the Kentucky Retail Federation and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services are joining together with partners across Kentucky to bring awareness...
Experts Say: KY Budget Surplus Should Be Invested In Communities
Experts Say: KY Budget Surplus Should Be Invested In Communities By: Kentucky News Connection
Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods
KyPolicy submitted the following comments on August 13, 2021, in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Request for Information titled "Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services: Advancing Racial...
Statement: Senate Vote to Advance Federal Budget Resolution Charts Course Toward Stronger, More Equitable Future
This morning, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a budget resolution paving the way for a slate of investments with the power to improve lives, create a stronger and fairer...
What to Know About Kentucky School Funding as Kids Head Back to School
Kids heading back to school this month will benefit from supports made possible by federal COVID relief. Against the backdrop of more than a decade of deep cuts to state...
Federal Relief Programs Cut Poverty in Kentucky by Two-Thirds This Year
Thanks to many programs enacted through COVID-related federal relief legislation, an estimated 707,000 fewer Kentuckians are living in poverty in 2021 than they would have otherwise — a reduction of...