Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Since the coronavirus pandemic started taking a toll on businesses and employees in March, Kentucky’s unemployment system has been overwhelmed with…

He asked her if she was cold. A wind whips around the park in western Kentucky a couple days before Christmas. He puts his arm around her as they move…

On March 16, Governor Andy Beshear announced the new coronavirus had contributed to the death of a man in Bourbon County. He was the first person in…

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates WarnNearly 1 million renter households across the Ohio Valley…

With Kentucky’s economy slowing to a trickle during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s already cash-strapped coffers and services are going to take a…

Kentucky is expanding a program that pays for Medicaid enrollees to get on their employer insurance. As of Monday, family members of people in the program…

A new report says Kentucky counties have "wildly inconsistent" bail practices.The Courier Journal reports the study was released Tuesday by the…

A new grant will allow the nonprofit Kentucky Center For Economic Policy to research Kentucky’s rising incarceration rates.The $10,000 grant from the New…

A new report shows thousands of people across the Commonwealth lost their dental and vision coverage as well as transportation assistance in the recent…

A tax reform bill that passed Monday by Kentucky lawmakers is now awaiting a decision from Governor Matt Bevin. Some economists are saying the tax plan is…