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SNAP benefits help people stay out of poverty. We should expand, not curtail them.
November 25, 2019
Food brings us together and creates the conditions to be healthy and happy. As we give thanks this season, let’s ensure all Kentuckians can put food on the table with the help of one of the best hunger-fighting, poverty-reducing, health-improving tools we have.
Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In U.S Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation
November 19, 2019
Communities across the Ohio Valley are among an estimated 2 million people in the U.S. who do not have consistent access to clean drinking water and basic indoor plumbing, according to a report by two nonprofits, DigDeep and the US Water Alliance.
For young people in Kentucky, this election was a sign of things to come
November 7, 2019
Kentucky youth activists huddled around laptops and TV screens, and scrolled through social media as they watched people around their state send a message by voting Matt Bevin out, and electing Democratic candidate Andy Beshear as Governor by a margin of around 5,000 votes.
Disastrous Disconnect: Coal, climate and catastrophe In Kentucky
October 29, 2019
Flash floods have troubled Kentucky for decades. Now, extreme rainstorms are worsening with climate change, increasing the odds of more disasters like the one Bentley’s community endured. For Kentucky’s poorest residents, the people living in flood-prone hollows with surface mines nearby, that means an ever-present threat to both life and hard-won possessions.
We Need a Just Transition—Because We Should Abandon Coal, Not Coal Workers
October 28, 2019
Taking care of those communities distressed by the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an economic and ethical imperative.
The coal industry is dying. But we can’t allow the communities that have been dependent on coal to die along with it.
Governor's race could decide whether 100K+ Kentuckians regain the right to vote
October 25, 2019
AN ESTIMATED 312,000 KENTUCKIANS CAN'T VOTE BECAUSE OF A FELONY CONVICTION. THAT COULD CHANGE AFTER THE STATE'S GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION ON NOV. 5.
Corporate welfare leads to widespread injustice in Martin County, over and over again
September 13, 2019
State dignitaries came to Inez last Thursday bearing gifts. Before a select group of invited luminaries from the state and local government, they announced money “they” would bestow upon Martin County.
No Kentucky coal company has complied with a law designed to protect miner wages
August 29, 2019
Not a single coal company formed in Kentucky within the past five years has posted a bond required by state law to protect miner’s wages if their employer suddenly shuts down, according to records obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader. In addition, officials in Gov. Mat Bevin’s administration urged lawmakers last year to pass a bill that would have eliminated the requirement.
Black Lung Disease Back and Worse Than Before
August 23, 2019
Across Appalachia, thousands of coal miners have suffered from black lung disease. In the 1960s, miners organized a movement to end the chronic condition. They convinced Congress to pass new laws that were supposed to make black lung a thing of the past. Today, conditions underground have changed, and the disease has come roaring back.
Immigrants Make Important Contributions to Kentucky Communities and Economy
August 15, 2019
Immigrants make many valuable contributions to communities across Kentucky, and are a vital part of our culture and economy. Click here to see a PDF of our presentation, “Immigrants Make Important Contributions to Kentucky Communities and Economy
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