Statement: Supreme Court Decision Denies Student Debt Relief to Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Biden administration’s federal student debt relief plan will deny hundreds of thousands of...
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New KyPolicy Website Shows Kentucky’s Incarcerated Population Increased Again in 2022
The number of incarcerated Kentuckians increased for the second consecutive year in 2022 after dropping to a 17-year low in 2020 due to pandemic-related measures, according to data released on...
Student Debt Relief Application Now Live for 560,000 Eligible Kentuckians
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday released the student debt relief application that could eliminate tens of thousands of dollars in debt for more than half a million Kentuckians....
Report: Richest 0.1% of Kentuckians Hold Staggering $275 Billion in Wealth
For Immediate Release: Oct. 13, 2022Contact: Dustin Pugel, KyPolicy Policy Director, dustin@kypolicy.org, 859-230-0098Report: Richest 0.1% of Kentuckians Hold Staggering $275 Billion in WealthTackling wealth inequality through fixing the tax code...
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: Sept. 15, 2022 Media Contact: Dustin Pugel, Policy Director, Kentucky...
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,...