News of KFTC and our issues
Exiting Appalachia, Peabody and Arch leave retired miners in the lurch
June 9, 2013
After dumping 22,500 pensioners and their dependents, the two largest U.S. coal companies hightailed it out of Kentucky and West Virginia, using Patriot Coal as their get-away vehicle.
Change in felons voting rights sought
June 7, 2013
Shawnika Gill won’t get a chance to vote in the state of Kentucky unless the governor says she can.
AEP Will Invest in Wind Power, Energy Efficiency Under Proposed Agreement
June 7, 2013
Under the terms of a tentative agreement, Kentucky Power will invest heavily in energy efficiency improvements in Eastern Kentucky, and convert half of its Big Sandy Power Plant to natural gas.
The Price of Power to a Nation
June 5, 2013
"Coal has made us economically dependent on our own cultural destruction."
Northern Kentuckians debate restoring felons' right to vote
May 23, 2013
Restoring the voting rights to felons ranked among the reforms some Northern Kentuckians would like to see Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes advocate for.
Dozens of Northern Kentuckians Wednesday night at Dixie Heights High School told Grimes what they like and dislike about Kentucky's voting laws. Grimes visited Northern Kentucky as part of five town halls she will conduct around the state this year to get input on voting laws.
Kentucky Coal Employment Hits Lowest Level Since 1950
May 22, 2013
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s data shows that about 13,000 people worked in the state’s coal industry during the first quarter of this year. That number represents a drop of nearly a thousand from last year…and it’s the fewest people employed in the industry since the state began keeping records in 1950.
Find the courage to do tax reform; Beshear stalling on task force ideas
May 21, 2013
Without true tax reform that captures growth in our economy to reinvest in the state and its people, Kentucky's status as one of the poorest states in the nation will not change.
Black Lung Disease Rates Rise Among Appalachian Miners
May 13, 2013
Black lung disease and dust-induced lung diseases, such as emphysema and lung cancer, are on the rise among Appalachian miners.
Ky. Voices: Tax reform essential to Kentucky's future
May 4, 2013
The $1.6 billion in state budget cuts have made college less affordable, kept new textbooks out of schools and reduced access to services for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Wind energy boosts economy, jobs in Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, other rural areas
May 1, 2013
A new study concludes that wind energy production can lead to higher incomes and more local jobs, especially for rural residents. Among the more than 1,000 counties studied in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, for the period from 2000 to 2008, "for each megawatt of wind power installed in the county," the county's personal income increased more than $2,000, from $9,300 to $11,500.
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