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New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic

New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic...

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New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic

Despite living through the longest economic expansion on record, before COVID-19, 16.3% of Kentuckians were still living below the poverty line and median state incomes were relatively stagnant, according to...

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Even Before COVID-19, Kentucky’s Uninsured Rate Was Rising. Medicaid Funding and “Welcome Mat” Approach Critical to Protecting Kentuckians in Crisis

In 2019, before the COVID-19 health and economic crisis began, the share of Kentuckians without health insurance rose for the third year in a row, new Census data released today...

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Statement on Failed Senate “Skinny” Aid Proposal

“The now-failed Senate ‘skinny’ proposal was an even weaker version of the deeply inadequate plan Senate leaders put forward at the end of July. Doing less when we need more...

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Labor Day Town Hall With Rep. John Yarmuth Will Discuss Federal Aid, Support for Families

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Labor Day Town Hall Focuses on Support for Workers

Labor Day Town Hall Focuses on Support for Workers By Eileen Street

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Guest Columnist: Landlords Must Provide 30-Day Notice Before Evicting Tenants

Guest Columnist: Landlords Must Provide 30-Day Notice Before Evicting Tenants By Julian Carroll

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Report: COVID-19 Widens Resource Gap Between KY School Districts

Report: COVID-19 Widens Resource Gap Between KY School Districts By Nadia Ramlagan

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Inequality Between Rich and Poor Kentucky School Districts Grows Again Even as Districts Face New COVID Costs and Looming Revenue Losses

As schools across the commonwealth face unprecedented new costs and challenges from a surging pandemic and historic recession, prior cuts in state core funding for K-12 education make the challenge...

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Kentucky Law Enforcement Group Says Assignment Question on Breonna Taylor ‘Targets’ Police

Kentucky Law Enforcement Group Says Assignment Question on Breonna Taylor 'Targets' Police By Emma Austin

New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic

New Census Data on Poverty, Income, Housing Insecurity and Food Scarcity Reveal Many Kentuckians on the Brink in the Pandemic

Even Before COVID-19, Kentucky’s Uninsured Rate Was Rising. Medicaid Funding and “Welcome Mat” Approach Critical to Protecting Kentuckians in Crisis

Statement on Failed Senate “Skinny” Aid Proposal

Labor Day Town Hall With Rep. John Yarmuth Will Discuss Federal Aid, Support for Families

Labor Day Town Hall Focuses on Support for Workers

Guest Columnist: Landlords Must Provide 30-Day Notice Before Evicting Tenants

Report: COVID-19 Widens Resource Gap Between KY School Districts

Inequality Between Rich and Poor Kentucky School Districts Grows Again Even as Districts Face New COVID Costs and Looming Revenue Losses

Kentucky Law Enforcement Group Says Assignment Question on Breonna Taylor ‘Targets’ Police

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