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Economic Security

Analysis

Half of Kentuckians Report Losing Household Employment Income, and Sources They’re Relying on Are Running Out

Half of Kentucky adults say they or someone in their household have lost employment income since the COVID-19 crisis began,...

Jason Bailey | July 13, 2020

Analysis

With Looming Expiration of Federal Aid, 1 in 4 Renting Kentuckians Might Not Make Next Month’s Rent

According to new weekly Census data, 26.1% of all Kentuckians who rent their homes have no confidence or only slight confidence that they will be able to pay next month’s...

Dustin Pugel | July 8, 2020

Analysis

Letting Enhanced Unemployment Insurance Benefits Expire in a Month Would Harm Families and Weaken Kentucky’s Economy

Since the end of March, when Kentucky began making Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) payments – the $600 per week enhancement to benefits – Kentucky has received at least $1.5 billion...

Dustin Pugel | June 25, 2020

Analysis

Government Job Losses Are Already Weakening a Modest Return of Private Sector Employment

While new jobs data from May shows a small uptick in employment, Kentucky continues to struggle with unprecedented job loss. And a close look at the data shows troubling signs...

Jason Bailey | June 23, 2020

Op-Ed

An Equity-Focused Pandemic Policy Response Helps Us All

Acknowledging the disparate infection and death rates for Black Kentuckians from the COVID-19 pandemic, last week Governor Andy Beshear committed to ensuring that all Black Kentuckians have health coverage. The...

Anna Baumann and Dustin Pugel | June 18, 2020

Analysis

Black Kentucky Workers Have Been Disproportionately Laid Off During the COVID-19 Downturn

Black Kentuckians are experiencing job loss at a higher rate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic than white Kentuckians, according to new unemployment insurance data. A long history of...

Dustin Pugel | June 8, 2020

Analysis

COVID-19 Downturn Is Hitting Certain Industries and Regions of the State Especially Hard

Kentucky lost 15.5% of its jobs in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic with industries like hotels, restaurants and manufacturing especially hard hit. Because urban areas tend to have more...

Dustin Pugel | May 28, 2020

Analysis

What’s in the HEROES Act for Kentucky

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the HEROES Act, a bill that would provide the kind of substantial economic relief Kentucky and other states need in the face of...

Dustin Pugel and Jason Bailey | May 22, 2020

Op-Ed

48 Kentucky Groups Call on Congress for Robust Federal Fiscal Relief to States

Educating children, protecting families, supporting healthy communities and other investments in Kentucky are essential to reducing harm during the COVID-19 crisis and creating a pathway to eventual recovery. As we...

admin | May 20, 2020

Analysis

SNAP Participation Has Jumped Due to COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Helping Blunt the Harm

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in Kentucky has increased by 110,292 people since social distancing began to reduce transmission of COVID-19. This dramatic 22.9% increase since February reflects the...

Dustin Pugel and Jessica Klein | May 13, 2020

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Economic Security News

1 What the American Rescue Plan Means for Child Poverty in Rural America

2 Legislature Says “Deadbeat Parents” Shouldn’t Get Food Aid

3 Ky. Ranked 37th in Protecting Children in Pandemic

4 County and City Expect to Receive $17 Million in Federal Rescue Plan Funds

5 Gov. Beshear Vetoes Bills Shielding Legislative Records, Risking Food Benefits of Children

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The Experts

Banning Food Assistance for Parents Behind on Child Support Is Harmful to Families and Costly to the State

Jessica Klein

American Rescue Plan’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Will Improve the Lives of Over a Million Kentucky Kids

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