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4 Ways the Kentucky General Assembly Can Fight Hunger in the New Budget

Before the pandemic, 1 in 7 Kentuckians and 1 in 5 Kentucky kids experienced food insecurity. Yet despite deep hardship...

Jessica Klein | February 25, 2022

Weeks Less Than 26 Available to UI Claimants Under HB4 Rules 1990 2021

Analysis

HB 4 Would Slash Unemployment Benefits, Harming Economy and Deepening Hardship for Kentucky Workers

Working Kentuckians have faced widespread, unprecedented layoffs during the pandemic that worsened existing hardship and inequities. Despite extreme difficulty in navigating the outdated unemployment insurance (UI) system, unemployment benefits have...

Dustin Pugel | February 4, 2022

Safety Net Op Ed Jan 2022 Pull Quote

Op-Ed

In the COVID Recovery and Beyond, Kentuckians Need a Strong Safety Net

The past two years have been hard on Kentuckians. In April 2020, nearly 1 in 7 lost their job and many more Kentuckians lost hours at work or faced quarantines...

Dustin Pugel | February 1, 2022

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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...

Jessica Klein | November 22, 2021

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Child Care in Kentucky Is Crucial and in Dire Need of Public Investment

Kentucky families need high-quality early child care and education to provide a safe learning environment for children at a critical age of development. Child care also makes parents’ and other...

Dustin Pugel | November 11, 2021

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Analysis

The Improved Child Tax Credit in Kentucky Parents’ Own Words — and Why It Should Be Permanent

The enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has been a transformational policy, benefitting nearly 1 million Kentucky kids and lifting 69,000 out of poverty...

Valerie Frost | September 9, 2021

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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...

Jessica Klein | August 13, 2021

Kentuckians in Poverty 2021 Estimates1

Analysis

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...

Dustin Pugel | August 5, 2021

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Op-Ed

Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.

Last week, Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades — payments of up to $300 per child, per month to...

Jason Bailey | July 23, 2021

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Op-Ed

Coalition Letter to Governor Beshear: Continue Critical Commitment to Federal Unemployment Benefits

Dear Governor Beshear, Thank you for your efforts and decisions to protect Kentuckians from economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are writing as a coalition of organizations representing Kentucky...

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Economic Security News

1 “We Keep Getting Hit:” Flooded Kentucky Grows Weary After Another Natural Disaster

2 Diaper and Menstrual Product Taxes Worsen Inequity. Some Council Members Want to Pressure the State to End Them

3 House Bill 4: Changes to Unemployment Insurance Go Into Effect in 2023

4 Ohio Valley Food Banks See Longer Lines Amid Inflation, Declining Government Support

5 Lexington Mom of Two Talks About Rising Food Cost, Cut SNAP Benefits

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The Experts

Senate Version of HB 7 Still Makes It Harder to Get and Keep Food and Medical Assistance, Particularly for Working Families

Jessica Klein

What the New Climate and Health Legislation Will Mean for Kentucky

Dustin Pugel

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