KFTC Press Releases
Racial Justice & Equity Events in Lexington
June 3, 2021
Get the perspective of the community’s black faith leaders at two June 8 events related to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s consideration of an ordinance banning no-knock police warrants. A Press Briefing at 10 a.m. at the Main Street Baptist Church (582 W. Main Street, Lexington) and a Council Watch Party at 3 p.m. at the Shiloh Baptist Church (237 E. Fifth Street, Lexington).
Tentative settlement reached in LG&E and Kentucky Utilities rate hike case
Bill increases will be reduced
April 22, 2021
Future energy bills won’t be quite as steep for LG&E and Kentucky Utilities customers thanks to the intervention of several public interest groups. A negotiated settlement with the two monopoly utilities that reduces the revenue increases they sought by one third, increases investment in bill assistance to low-income residents, and eliminates proposed increases to the flat monthly service charge that would have affected all residential gas and electric customers.
Lexington Breonna’s Law Town Hall
March 1, 2021
It is time for Lexington to step up and join other cities in support of a Breonna's Law to ban no-knock police warrants. A distinguished panel organized by Lex-Stand for Breonna's Law Coalition will discuss what such a local ordinance should do how how it can be implemented.
Kentucky Power rate increase proposal also would reduce solar energy jobs for Kentuckians
November 16, 2020
The bright potential of the rooftop solar industry for eastern Kentucky could be quickly extinguished if Kentucky Power’s proposed net metering rates are approved by the Public Service Commission.
Kentucky Power customers asked to comment on proposed rate increase
November 4, 2020
Kentucky Power Company is asking the Public Service Commission to approve a 25 percent increase in both its basic service charge and its per kilowatt hour charge; public comments are now being accepted.
RECLAIM Act, AML Pass the House as part of H.R. 2, The Moving Forward Act
Now McConnell must allow Senate passage
July 2, 2020
Kentucky will have a better chance at seeing its $400 million backlog of mine reclamation projects move forward thanks to legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 1. Both the RECLAIM Act and reauthorization of the Abandoned Mine Lands Program were included in the INVEST in America Act …
Comments demonstrate strong support for state control of solar policies
Kentucky solar customers, state regulators ask FERC to maintain states rights
June 19, 2020
Kentuckians oppose a federal proposal to make net metering even worse than state policy reflected in the 2019 controversial legislation passed by state lawmakers.
Call for Urgent Congressional Action to Help Coal-Impacted Communities
March 9, 2020
More than 100 organizations have added their names to a sign-on letter urging U.S. House leaders to prioritize several bills that would aid coal-impacted communities across the U.S. These bills have stalled in Congress, despite bipartisan support and an urgent need for solutions in former coal mining communities.
Rally for a Healthy Democracy
We are Kentuckians and we’re Fighting to Build a Democracy.
March 3, 2020
Legislators have a clear choice to make voting convenient and accessible for all Kentucky citizens rather than creating new barriers and excluding thousands. Those choices will be highlighted during a 1 p.m. rally on Wednesday, March 4, in the Capitol rotunda sponsored by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, the League of Women Voters, the Kentucky Poor People's Campaign and others.
KFTC’s New Power PAC endorses Charles Booker in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
February 27, 2020
Knowing him as "an unwavering voice for justice," KFTC's New Power PAC has endorsed state representative Charles Booker for the U.S. Senate in the May 19 Democratic primary.
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