KFTC Blog

For years, our bill to restore voting rights to most former felons who have served their debt to society has passed the House by a wide margin, but has not been allowed to even come up for discussion in the Senate.

Citizen lobbying on KFTC's issues doesn't just happen through direct contact with legislators.  We also do a lot of broad public education and leadership development work, which is at least as important. 

Kentuckians are ready to reap the benefits of clean energy. Energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions are already working in Kentucky to reduce energy costs, create jobs and improve our health and well-being. But new policies are needed before we can realize the full benefits of this transition.. We can't afford for Kentucky's workers, families and businesses to be left behind as other states ramp up their investments in one of the fastest growing sectors of our national economy.

Wilson Creek residents are looking to state officials to find new ways to protect their land, water, health and community after a Kentucky Court of Appeals panel struck down restrictions on any strip mining that would take place there.

In a ruling issued Friday, the panel voided a state regulation that the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet relied on to issue those protections. The judges remanded the case back to the cabinet.