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New Report Shows Continued Higher Education Gaps for Disadvantaged Students Alongside Funding Cuts

The state’s most recent accountability report for higher education—released this week—shows some progress in many areas but big challenges in...

Ashley Spalding | December 20, 2013

Cut-off in Unemployment Benefits Would Hurt Thousands of Kentuckians and the Economy

53,000 long-term unemployed Kentuckians will lose crucial income support in the next year if Congress does not reauthorize Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), according to a recent report by the Center...

Anna Baumann | December 17, 2013

Preliminary Forecast Predicts Weakest Revenue Growth Since Recovery Began

Kentucky currently expects to craft its next two-year budget with the least amount of new General Fund revenue it has had since the recovery began. This bad news comes despite...

Jason Bailey | November 20, 2013

Sequestration Cutting Housing Assistance for Thousands of Low-Income Kentuckians

As many as 4,000 fewer low-income Kentucky families will receive rental assistance by the end of 2014 if Congress does not reverse or substantially mitigate the damage done by sequestration...

Anna Baumann | November 7, 2013

875,000 Kentuckians to See a Cut in Food Assistance Beginning Today

Beginning today, 875,000 Kentuckians will see their food assistance benefits cut when a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) expires. All of...

Jason Bailey | October 29, 2013

Budget Cuts Further Widen Education Funding Gaps

Cuts to state and federal funding for education are leading to greater reliance on local revenue sources and exacerbating funding inequity between school districts, as described in a Louisville Courier-Journal...

Jason Bailey | October 21, 2013

Kentucky Among States with Biggest Coverage Assistance from Health Reform

Kentucky is one of three states in the nation where more than four out of five of the uninsured will be eligible for health coverage assistance under the Affordable Care...

Jason Bailey | October 18, 2013

Kentucky Fast Food Workers Struggle with Low Wages While Industry Does Well

Kentucky's 32,000 frontline fast-food workers make such low wages that 46 percent of them qualify for low-income public assistance programs at a cost of $115 million in 2011, according to...

Jason Bailey | October 15, 2013

Revenue Forecast for Next Budget Remains Weak

Today the official group charged with forecasting state revenue again approved a very modest General Fund revenue estimate for the upcoming two-year budget. Compared to the draft forecast they chose...

Anna Baumann | October 11, 2013

Kentucky Scores Poorly in Report on Women’s Well-Being

Kentucky gets a D+ and ranks behind two-thirds of other states in terms of women’s status, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress. The detailed report...

Anna Baumann | October 9, 2013

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