Press Release

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...

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...

Feeding Kentucky, the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the Kentucky Retail Federation and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services are joining together with partners across Kentucky to bring awareness...

Beginning today, July 15, the families of nearly 1 million Kentucky children — and 66 million children nationwide — will begin receiving much-needed monthly payments through the improved Child Tax...

The Biden Administration has named today “Child Tax Credit Awareness Day” to raise awareness about the hundreds of dollars per month in much-needed relief that’s coming for families with children...

The President’s announcement of the American Families Plan yesterday puts us one step closer to seizing the historic opportunity to build a stronger recovery and an equitable economy that works...

Today's passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act means relief is on the way for Kentuckians still being battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. This landmark legislation provides the aid...