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Electoral organizers part-time openings

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. 

Lawmakers redirect funds intended for financial aid

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

Join KFTC tonight for a Blue Ribbon Tax Justice Webinar!

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!

Indiana Solar Trainings in August

Posted by: Nancy Reinhart on July 18, 2012

5.85 million people disenfranchised in the U.S.

Posted by: Dave Newton on July 17, 2012

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Almost a quarter of a million former felons are disenfranchised in Kentucky. That is the latest update from a study released by the Sentencing Project, a comprehensive state-by-state report of felony disenfranchisement rates in the U.S. as they stood in 2010.

Lawsuit over Clean Water Act violations closer to resolution

Posted by: Kristen Cherry on July 17, 2012

A lawsuit involving KFTC and allies, coal companies ICG and Frasure Creek, and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet came one step closer to a resolution at a status conference on Monday.

Weekend community tabling in Lexington

Posted by: Dave Newton on July 16, 2012

This weekend, KFTC helped to register voters and connected with people around our campaign to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their time at a community event in the Trent Blv

Solar energy put to work on Hart County farms

Posted by: Nancy Reinhart on July 16, 2012

“If anyone tells you solar energy doesn’t work in Kentucky, they are wrong. It’s all about a balance of what you use and what you produce,” says Sam Avery.

Fancy Farm in 3 weeks. Can you come?

Posted by: Dave Newton on July 14, 2012

On the first Saturday in August every year, hundreds of politically-minded people along with many candidates and public officials come to a tiny town in far western Kentucky for a rigorous day of s

Outcasts at the ballot box

Posted by: Dave Newton on July 14, 2012

The Courier Journal wrote a strong piece today about Voting Rights for former felons and the Sentencing Project report that came out yesterday.

Outcasts at the ballot box

One in five African Americans in Kentucky aren't eligible to vote because of convictions. In Indiana, the number is 2.4%.

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