Student Debt Relief Still Needed as College Year Begins in Kentucky
As another college year begins amidst a resurging pandemic, new Census data shows those struggling the most with student debt...
Op-Ed
Record Surplus Creates Opportunity to Reinvest in Kentucky
Kentucky lawmakers will have a historic opportunity to begin putting the state back on track for a brighter future next legislative session. Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has...
Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.
Last week, Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades — payments of up to $300 per child, per month to...
Medicaid Filled the COVID Coverage Gap
Last year when COVID-19 cases were escalating and the bottom fell out of the economy, hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians lost work. For many, this meant losing their health insurance...
Making Millionaires Finally Chip in Like the Rest of Us Would Pay for Transformational Public Investments in Kentucky
Kentucky has an opportunity to tackle its infrastructure challenges head on through proposed investments in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan. From the lack of clean water...
Coalition Letter to Governor Beshear: Continue Critical Commitment to Federal Unemployment Benefits
Dear Governor Beshear, Thank you for your efforts and decisions to protect Kentuckians from economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are writing as a coalition of organizations representing Kentucky...
Expanded Unemployment Benefits are a Crucial Bridge for Kentuckians and Our Economy
As a coalition of organizations representing Kentucky workers, families and communities, we urge state lawmakers to protect expanded pandemic unemployment benefits until the federally funded program ends in early September....
Summer Turns Up the Heat for Struggling Kentuckians, But This Year, Some Relief Is Within Reach
Summer is here in Kentucky. Temperatures are rising, and the school year is wrapping up for kids, parents and teachers across the state. For financially secure Kentuckians, the arrival of...
Chocolates and Flowers Are Nice, But Better Policies Are What’s Needed This Mother’s Day
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, this Mother’s Day is a critical time to acknowledge the harms of the pandemic on women in Kentucky — particularly women of...
This One Weird Trick Will Help Kentucky Employers Find Workers
As the economy is beginning to recover, we’re hearing the return of old, discredited claims that people just aren't willing to work. Pay attention and you'll notice that such complaints...