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...
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Historic Surplus Leaves State in Strong Place to Begin Reinvesting in Kentucky’s Needs
Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has increased Kentuckians’ incomes and strengthened consumer spending, Kentucky’s budget is seeing large revenue surpluses that are boosting the state’s rainy day fund...
Local Recovery Monies Should Go to Communities’ Greatest Needs — Kentuckians Can Help Make That Happen
Cities and counties in Kentucky are in the process of receiving the first half of over $1.8 billion in total monies from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (Local Recovery...
$300 Weekly Jobless Benefit Is Good for Kentucky’s Economy
The expanded $300 a week in federally-funded jobless benefits known as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is providing a necessary bridge for families and the economy as we begin to...
Federal Food Assistance Will Help Feed Nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky Kids This Summer — We Should Make It Permanent
Child food insecurity, with its harmful short- and long-term consequences, typically increases during summer as kids are unable to eat meals at school. This summer, as pandemic-related hardships are still...
State Should Focus Remaining American Rescue Plan Fiscal Relief on Kentuckians’ Greatest Needs
Among the aid that Kentucky state government will receive from the American Rescue Plan is $2.183 billion through the legislation’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The General Assembly appropriated...
The 2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Steps Forward and Backward for Kentuckians’ Opportunities to be Healthy
When Kentucky’s legislature gathers each year, the decisions they make either improve health in Kentucky or worsen it — and not just through legislation related specifically to health care. Kentuckians’...
The 2021 Legislative Session Health Care Wrap Up: Steps in the Right Direction
The 2021 General Assembly passed several measures that will improve the affordability and accessibility of health care in the commonwealth. These improvements come amidst the worst public health crisis in...
The 2021 Legislative Session Criminal Justice Wrap Up: Some Important Wins that Should Be Built on to Achieve Systemic Change
This year, the Kentucky General Assembly took important steps forward in criminal justice with the passage of policies that will reduce incarceration and related harms in modest but important ways...
Corporations Were the Primary Focus of One-Time Monies in General Assembly
One-time monies in the state budget gave the 2021 General Assembly a unique opportunity to provide meaningful assistance to Kentuckians struggling during the pandemic. Those dollars resulted from federal aid...