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...
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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...
American Families and Jobs Plans Would Provide Opportunity to All Kentucky Families
In his April 28 address to a Joint Session of Congress, President Biden announced details of his administration’s American Families Plan. Here in Kentucky, this plan, together with the American...
The 2021 Legislative Session Saw Important Criminal Justice Progress, But We Must Continue to Work for Systemic Change
With Kentucky’s 2021 General Assembly now behind us, and with issues of police violence against Black Americans remaining in the national spotlight this week, it’s a good time to recognize...
Governor Should Veto Expensive, Poorly Targeted Tax Breaks for Remote Workers and Data Centers
The text below was sent as a letter (available here as a PDF) to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear from Jason Bailey, Executive Director of KyPolicy. March 30, 2021 Dear Governor...
Governor Should Veto Tax Bills That Reduce Needed Revenues, Put Kentucky at Risk of Owing Back Aid
The text below was sent as a letter (available here as a PDF) to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear from Jason Bailey, Executive Director of KyPolicy. March 17, 2021 Dear Governor...
American Rescue Plan Is a Lifeline for Kentuckians
When economies falter and hardship rises, governments must respond with vigorous action. It’s a lesson our country learned in the 1930s with the New Deal, but had seemingly forgotten during...
The 2021 General Assembly Can Meet the Moment with Policies that Advance Racial Equity
The last year has brought much-needed new attention to issues of racism across the country and in Kentucky, spurred in large part by the killings of Breonna Taylor and other...