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Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods

KyPolicy submitted the following comments on August 13, 2021, in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Request for Information...

Defeating the Pandemic and Building a Robust Recovery: A Preview of the Budget of the Commonwealth

In the 2021 short legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly will be tasked with crafting a new state budget for 2022. In addition to protecting Kentucky’s existing critical services, there...

COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrates Need for State Improvements to Unemployment Insurance in Kentucky

Unemployment insurance (UI) is one of the most effective programs available to help laid-off workers meet their basic needs and allow economies to bounce back during downturns. As a partial...

Waiver to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Incarcerated People Shouldn’t Increase Incarceration

KyPolicy submitted the following comments on the 1115 Waiver Amendment – SUD Incarceration Services to the DMS Commissioner's office on November 6, 2020. You can read them in PDF form...

How Kentucky Should Spend Remaining Coronavirus Relief Fund Monies

The federal government provided $1.6 billion in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies to the state of Kentucky as part of the CARES Act that passed Congress on March 27th. As...

Lessons from the Great Recession: Kentucky and Other States Need More Federal Relief

PDF version: Lessons from the Great Recession: Kentucky and Other States Need More Federal Relief As the nation faces the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that...

Legislature to Pass Austere 1-Year Budget with Major Uncertainty as to Revenues

The legislative leaders meeting on an executive branch budget finalized a Free Conference Committee Report (FCCR) that covers only one year of the biennium and continues current funding levels for...

Senate Budget Increases Rainy Day Fund Paid for by Reducing Spending, Withholds Teacher Pension Contributions Until Benefit Cuts Are Made

The Senate budget increases funding for the Rainy Day Fund by reducing funding for pension contributions for health departments and other areas proposed by the House in its budget. The...

House Budget Makes Adjustments Including to Employee Raises, Social Workers and Rainy Day Fund and Contains No New Revenue

The House budget plan includes many of the same priorities that the governor proposed, but contains a different emphasis in a variety of areas. Compared to the governor’s budget, the...

Revenue Options That Strengthen the Commonwealth

Currently, too many tax breaks drain money that is needed to shore up and sustain public schools, higher education and workforce development; teacher and state worker pension systems; preschool, child...

Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods

Defeating the Pandemic and Building a Robust Recovery: A Preview of the Budget of the Commonwealth

COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrates Need for State Improvements to Unemployment Insurance in Kentucky

Waiver to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Incarcerated People Shouldn’t Increase Incarceration

How Kentucky Should Spend Remaining Coronavirus Relief Fund Monies

Lessons from the Great Recession: Kentucky and Other States Need More Federal Relief

Legislature to Pass Austere 1-Year Budget with Major Uncertainty as to Revenues

Senate Budget Increases Rainy Day Fund Paid for by Reducing Spending, Withholds Teacher Pension Contributions Until Benefit Cuts Are Made

House Budget Makes Adjustments Including to Employee Raises, Social Workers and Rainy Day Fund and Contains No New Revenue

Revenue Options That Strengthen the Commonwealth

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