New Census Data Suggests Power of Federal Pandemic Aid for Kentuckians
Kentucky saw improved health insurance coverage, and no change in income or poverty measures, despite the pandemic. For Immediate Release:...
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Statement: Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians
Today, President Biden announced the cancellation of up to $10,000 of student debt for borrowers with federal loans. An additional $10,000 – for a total of up to $20,000 – will...
Coalition Calls on Gov. Beshear to Honor Second Chance Month by Vetoing SB 163
On Wednesday, April 20, several Kentucky organizations and individuals with direct experience with the criminal legal system held an event to call on Governor Andy Beshear to veto Senate Bill...
KyPolicy Releases Comprehensive Preview of the 2022-2024 Budget of the Commonwealth
“A Time To Invest” report provides detailed budgetary context and describes the historic opportunity to restore critical areas of funding The 2022 General Assembly gavels in today, and will shortly...
New Report: 10 Years After Widely Hailed Criminal Justice Reform, Kentucky Has Reversed Progress and Mass Incarceration Is Worsening
Since initial 2011 reforms, the KY General Assembly has passed only 10 laws that further reduce incarceration — and 59 laws that increase punishment Kentucky received national attention in 2011...
Kentucky Needs Congress to Expand Child Care Capacity, Upgrade Quality and Improve Affordability with the Build Back Better Act
One of the most powerful investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early childhood care and education, which research shows results in improved outcomes later in life,...
The Golden Key: How State-Local Financial Incentives to Lock Up Kentuckians Are Perpetuating Mass Incarceration
New Report Describes Policies to Reduce Incarceration while Alleviating Counties’ Fiscal Strain The U.S. incarcerates 5 times more people per capita than other wealthy countries. Yet, while some states are...
New Report: Unprecedented Surpluses Present Opportunity to Both Reinvest in Kentucky’s Budget and Build Rainy Day Fund
Resources allow Kentucky to begin reversing over a decade of harmful budget cuts Thanks to federal pandemic aid that helped keep Kentucky residents and businesses afloat, the state ended 2021...
New Data on Poverty and Hardship in Kentucky Shows Need for Robust Federal Recovery Package
New economic data released today shows that economic loss and hardship from COVID-19, including variants currently ravaging the state, are far from over for Kentucky communities. Yet safety net programs...
Statement: September 4 Expiration of Federal Unemployment Benefits in Kentucky Will Increase Hardship, Will Not Improve State’s Jobs Picture
This year’s Labor Day, September 6, is the final day the federal government will provide three jobless benefit programs that have provided a necessary bridge for families and the economy...