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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...

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What to Know About Kentucky School Funding as Kids Head Back to School

Kids heading back to school this month will benefit from supports made possible by federal COVID relief. Against the backdrop of more than a decade of deep cuts to state...

Analysis

Federal Relief Programs Cut Poverty in Kentucky by Two-Thirds This Year

Thanks to many programs enacted through COVID-related federal relief legislation, an estimated 707,000 fewer Kentuckians are living in poverty in 2021 than they would have otherwise — a reduction of...

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Historic Surplus Leaves State in Strong Place to Begin Reinvesting in Kentucky’s Needs

Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has increased Kentuckians’ incomes and strengthened consumer spending, Kentucky’s budget is seeing large revenue surpluses that are boosting the state’s rainy day fund...

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Local Recovery Monies Should Go to Communities’ Greatest Needs — Kentuckians Can Help Make That Happen

Cities and counties in Kentucky are in the process of receiving the first half of over $1.8 billion in total monies from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (Local Recovery...

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$300 Weekly Jobless Benefit Is Good for Kentucky’s Economy

The expanded $300 a week in federally-funded jobless benefits known as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is providing a necessary bridge for families and the economy as we begin to...

Analysis

Federal Food Assistance Will Help Feed Nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky Kids This Summer — We Should Make It Permanent

Child food insecurity, with its harmful short- and long-term consequences, typically increases during summer as kids are unable to eat meals at school. This summer, as pandemic-related hardships are still...

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State Should Focus Remaining American Rescue Plan Fiscal Relief on Kentuckians’ Greatest Needs

Among the aid that Kentucky state government will receive from the American Rescue Plan is $2.183 billion through the legislation’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The General Assembly appropriated...

Analysis

The 2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Steps Forward and Backward for Kentuckians’ Opportunities to be Healthy

When Kentucky’s legislature gathers each year, the decisions they make either improve health in Kentucky or worsen it — and not just through legislation related specifically to health care. Kentuckians’...

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How the American Rescue Plan Helps Kentuckians

The American Rescue Plan provides relief to Kentuckians facing the health and economic consequences of COVID-19. Through stimulus payments, boosted food, health and housing assistance and more, the plan is...

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

What to Know About Kentucky School Funding as Kids Head Back to School

Federal Relief Programs Cut Poverty in Kentucky by Two-Thirds This Year

Historic Surplus Leaves State in Strong Place to Begin Reinvesting in Kentucky’s Needs

Local Recovery Monies Should Go to Communities’ Greatest Needs — Kentuckians Can Help Make That Happen

$300 Weekly Jobless Benefit Is Good for Kentucky’s Economy

Federal Food Assistance Will Help Feed Nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky Kids This Summer — We Should Make It Permanent

State Should Focus Remaining American Rescue Plan Fiscal Relief on Kentuckians’ Greatest Needs

The 2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Steps Forward and Backward for Kentuckians’ Opportunities to be Healthy

How the American Rescue Plan Helps Kentuckians

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