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Economic Security

Analysis

The Problem of Low Wages in Kentucky

The economy is growing, but job growth is happening way too slowly. To make matters worse, low wages keep many...

Jason Bailey | June 8, 2012

Analysis

Decline of TANF Caseloads Not the Result of Decreasing Poverty

Caseloads for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a safety net program designed to help families facing economic hardship meet basic needs, have declined sharply since 1995. Some policymakers have...

Ashley Spalding | April 6, 2012

Analysis

Legislation Requiring Government-Issued ID Could Deny Public Benefits to Eligible Recipients

Senate Bill 118, which passed the Senate yesterday, would require applicants for all public benefits to provide proof of lawful presence in the United States. While the bill’s proponents say...

Ashley Spalding | March 20, 2012

Report

Threatening Benefits for Low-Income Families Wrong Way to Address Drug Problem

Legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly proposes to eliminate public assistance for low-income individuals suspected of drug use unless they can pass drug tests or enroll in treatment programs. House...

Ashley Spalding | March 7, 2012

Analysis

A Decade of Erosion in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in Kentucky

According to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), 200,000 fewer non-elderly Kentuckians had health insurance through an employer in 2010 than in 2000. The report finds that...

Ashley Spalding | February 28, 2012

Unemployment Insurance Important to Economy but Limited for Workers

The loss of over 100,000 Kentucky jobs during the severe economic downturn of the last few years would have been even worse for the economy—and Kentucky families—if it wasn’t for...

Jason Bailey | January 11, 2012

Report

Kentucky Should Re-Enact Surcharge to Pay Unemployment Interest

Kentucky owes interest payments on the nearly one billion dollars borrowed from the federal government to pay unemployment insurance benefits during the economic downturn. The next interest payment, due September...

Jason Bailey | January 11, 2012

Testimony

Testimony on HB 182: Payday Lending

Testimony on House Bill 182--Limiting the Interest Rate on Payday Lending to 36 Percent House Banking and Insurance Committee, Kentucky General Assembly February 16, 2011 Melissa Fry Konty, Ph.D. Research...

Melissa Fry Konty | February 16, 2011

Report

Kentucky Will Forego $90 Million for Jobless Workers Unless Unemployment Insurance Updates Made by August

Kentucky stands to miss out on $90 million in federal incentive monies unless it enacts measures by August 2011 to modernize its unemployment insurance system. Those changes would increase access...

Jason Bailey | February 2, 2011

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Economic Security News

1 New Census Data Suggests Power of Federal Pandemic Aid for Kentuckians

Kentucky Rate of Uninsured Improved After Special Pandemic Era Protections2

2 How Inflation Is Impacting Common Grocery Prices in Kentucky

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

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

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

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