Economic Justice News

Tonight at 7:30 eastern time join us for our final Blue Ribbon Tax Justice Webinar this summer! The last three Blue Ribbon Public Input Meetings are coming up in Prestonsburg, Northern Kentucky, and Lexington. If you're thinking of coming to one of those, or if you haven't left your comments online yet, join us tonight for some support and to workshop your statement. 

Bowling Green members – and even some allies from Tennessee – shone at last night's Blue Ribbon Tax Reform Public Input Meeting. 

Ryan Alessi featured clips from several of our members in his coverage for "Pure Politics." Take a look! Other key parts of these members' testimony is pasted below their clip.

Last Wednesday the U.S. Senate rejected an attempt by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to gut the food stamp program. The vote was 65 to 33 to table what was called the Rand Paul Block Grant amendment.

Sen. Paul's amendment was to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240, or the Farm Bill). It would have cut program funding by 45% next year, and permanently frozen future funding with no adjustment for increases in food prices or poverty, according to the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness.