Farm Bill Would Take Food Assistance from Some Older Kentuckians
SNAP works for Kentuckians of all ages, including older people in our communities. For decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Economic Security
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....
SNAP Works for Kentucky’s Children, Farm Bill Threatens that Success
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps Kentucky families put food on the table and improve children’s well-being across the commonwealth. But changes to SNAP in the Farm Bill and...
Farm Bill Proposal Would Worsen Poverty in Kentucky
A new version of the nation’s primary agriculture law known as the Farm Bill is making its way through Congress right now, and includes new provisions that would make it...
Last Minute Pension Bill Ends Protections for New Teachers, Cuts Benefits
Legislation introduced and passed suddenly in the General Assembly yesterday moves new teachers into a less secure hybrid cash balance plan and ends the inviolable contract moving forward for them,...
SNAP Benefits for Some Recipients Become Conditional on Work Requirements
SNAP Benefits for Some Recipients Become Conditional on Work Requirements By Renee Beasley Jones
Pension Bill Doesn’t Save Money for KRS, Revised Teacher COLA Cut Changed Little
The pension bill SB 1 is not a cost saver for the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), according to the actuarial analysis of the bill released today. And a change to...
Reinstating Time Limits for Food Assistance Will Hurt Low-Income Kentuckians and Local Economies
Many Kentucky communities still face deep economic challenges eight years into the recovery from the Great Recession, and yet the state plans to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits...
Guest Blog: HB 2 Will Take Money Out of Injured Workers’ Pockets
Last week, the Kentucky House passed House Bill (HB 2), legislation that would hurt Kentucky’s workers, their families and their communities. The bill would severely restrict compensation for seriously injured...
Workforce Development in Kentucky Should Encourage High-Road Jobs
Click here to view a pdf of the report. There has been a substantial decline over the last several decades in the share of employment that can be described as...