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Economic Security

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Analysis

10 Ways the Kentucky General Assembly Can Advance Race Equity and Shared Prosperity

The last year has brought much-needed new attention to issues of racism across the country and in Kentucky, spurred in...

Anna Baumann and Alan Lowhorn | February 15, 2021

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Analysis

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

A provision in Senate Bill (SB) 65 would disqualify parents who are behind in making child support payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food assistance). Such a...

Jessica Klein and Dustin Pugel | February 12, 2021

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Analysis

HB 406 Modernizes Unemployment Insurance and Prepares Kentucky for the Next Downturn

The COVID-19 economic crisis has created enormous strain on our unemployment insurance (UI) system and made clear how outdated and inadequate the system was going into the pandemic. House Bill...

Dustin Pugel | February 9, 2021

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Analysis

$2,000 Checks Would Provide More of the Relief Kentuckians Need

The December federal relief law provided checks of $600 per person, though many argued at the time for the larger amount of $2,000 per person. Now President-elect Biden and the...

Jason Bailey | January 8, 2021

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Analysis

New Federal Relief Package Is a Short-Term Lifeline, But More Aid Is Needed

Congress has finally agreed to a new relief package that temporarily extends much-needed support to a weak economy and struggling families. It includes expanded and continued emergency unemployment benefits, rental...

Jason Bailey and Dustin Pugel | December 21, 2020

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Op-Ed

Many Kentuckians Face Hunger and Hardship This Thanksgiving. They Need Relief.

This Thanksgiving, some things will be different for just about everyone. Kentuckians will sit down for dinner with fewer family members and friends than they’re used to seeing. Remembrances of...

Jessica Klein | November 23, 2020

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COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrates Need for State Improvements to Unemployment Insurance in Kentucky

Unemployment insurance (UI) is one of the most effective programs available to help laid-off workers meet their basic needs and allow economies to bounce back during downturns. As a partial...

Dustin Pugel, Jason Bailey and Pam Thomas | November 17, 2020

Analysis

With Many Forms of Assistance Ending in December, Kentuckians Need Federal Relief Before the New Year

At the same time that coronavirus cases spike and economic hardship deepens for many, a number of critical federal and state assistance programs that have mitigated harm during the COVID-19...

Jessica Klein | November 16, 2020

Op-Ed

Congress Can’t Go Home Without Passing a Strong Aid Package

Congress is set to adjourn at the end of this month, yet its biggest and most urgent piece of business remains undone. With the economy unravelling further from the continuing...

Jason Bailey | September 18, 2020

Op-Ed

Meager Executive Action Is No Substitute for Real Congressional Aid

Kentucky's economy is weakening in the face of a resurging pandemic and the end of stimulus aid. Consumer spending is sagging following the July 25 expiration of $600 a week...

Jason Bailey | August 21, 2020

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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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SNAP Is a Vital Tool for Fighting Hunger That Should Be Strengthened, Not Attacked

Jessica Klein

How Kentucky Turned Away Half a Billion Dollars in Grocery Help

Dustin Pugel

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