Posted by: KFTC on July 31, 2012
A federal court judge did not dispute the destruction caused by mountaintop removal and valleys fills or the science behind limiting the water pollution that results, but on Tuesday he did rule that the U.S. EPA overstepped its authority in acting to limit that pollution.
Posted by: Tanya Turner on July 31, 2012
Building on the successes of the first Community Organizing & Water Testing Training held in Prestonsburg back in May, over 30 people gathered in Whitesburg this past Saturday to learn, share, and grow together. Katie, an attendee who lives a few feet from the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Hazard said, "we came here to learn about community building, and in a way that’s really what we did here within this whole group.”
Posted by: Jessica Hays on July 27, 2012
Congressman Hal Rogers is a guest on WYMT's "Issues and Answers" on Monday, July 30, and Kentuckians are invited to submit their questions.
Posted by: Jessica Hays Lucas on July 26, 2012
Tuesday night was the 4th of six Blue Ribbon Tax Commission Public Input Meetings, and KFTC members showed up with grace and good solutions for raising revenue and making our tax structure fairer a
Posted by: Ondine Quinn on July 25, 2012
Central Kentucky KFTC member Christian Torp has been hiking the Appalachian Trail since March of this year to raise awareness about the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining and to rai
Posted by: Jessica Hays on July 20, 2012
Right now Congress is debating a Senate bill that would raise $800 billion over the next decade by rolling back most of the Bush tax cuts, letting the wealthiest 2% once again pay their fair share.
Posted by: Dave Newton on July 19, 2012
KFTC is now taking applications for part-time Electoral Organizer positions that run for 12 weeks leading up to the election.
Posted by: Kristen Cherry on July 18, 2012
Despite rising tuition rates and a growing number of people who want to pursue higher education, Kentucky lawmakers have been taking millions of dollars away from financial aid, making it more diff
Posted by: Jessica Hays on July 18, 2012
Tonight at 7:30 eastern time join us for our final Blue Ribbon Tax Justice Webinar this summer!
Posted by: Nancy Reinhart on July 18, 2012
