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Black Lung Benefits Trust Fund fact sheet

This one-page fact sheet describes the urgent need for Congress to secure funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which provides monthly payments and medical benefits to coal miners disabled from black lung disease and their surviving dependents, if their employer is bankrupt or when no coal operator can be identified as responsible for paying benefits. 

Poor People's Campaign: Letter responding to Bevin voicemail

The Kentucky Poor People's Campaign presented a list of demands to the governor's office. Matt Bevin responded with a voicemail. This letter is in response to the voicemail.

Co-op + Utilities Contact List and Tip Sheet for Saving Energy

This document provides contact information for rural electric cooperatives and some other utilities, plus a terrific set of tips for saving money and energy. It was produced for participants in KFTC's Power House Workshops. For more information, contact [email protected]

Pulaski County Power Profile

This County Power Profile provides an visual overview of local electric utilities serving Pulaski County, including energy rates, base fee, and average monthly bills. It also visualizes Pulaski County's Electricity Energy Burden, the percentage of median household income spent on electricity. This profile was used during a Power House Workshop offered by KFTC in 2018.

Bath County Power Profile

This County Power Profile provides an visual overview of local electric utilities serving Bath County, including energy rates, base fee, and average monthly bills. It also visualizes Bath County's Electricity Energy Burden, the percentage of median household income spent on electricity. This profile was used during a Power House Workshop offered by KFTC in 2018.

2018 Budget cuts: The 70 Programs Proposed to Eliminate

In Jan 2018, Governor Bevin proposed a budget that eliminated 70 programs from the state budget. 

Analysis of KYGA18 Economic Justice Bills

A shorthand analysis of the impacts of current legislation in Kentucky on pensions, the state budget and tax reform.

2018 Economic Justice Talking Points

A set of helpful facts and messaging on the economic justice issues of public pensions, the state budget, and adequate revenue in Kentucky in 2018.

CFOC Talking Points

Talking points for why we need new revenue to fund critical public investments in KY

HJR 81 / HJR 119 Handout (2018)

Handout on Constitutional Convention for use in the 2018 General Assembly

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