Congress
Major tax breaks for Kentucky's wealthiest under McConnell health care bill
Kentucky's millionaires could see an average tax cut of close to $48,000 a year if the Senate GOPhealth care bill becomes law, according to a new analysis. Those tax cuts would be paid for in part by removing roughly 250,000 Kentuckians from health insurance rolls.
Stanley Sturgill talks of MTR mining consequences and moving to a Just Transition
Harlan County member Stanley Sturgill helped a ranking member of the U.S.
WKY members hold Comer accountable on health care
Western Kentucky KFTC members have joined with Four Rivers Indivisible and other local groups to hold U.S Rep. James Comer accountable for his vote to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
Comer vowed to protect the pre-existing condition clause in the Affordable Care Act “with every last breath I have.”
Trump, Congress must stand by coal communities
Coal-mining communities are the backbone of this country. For decades we’ve kept the lights on in America by sacrificing our personal well-being. We need Congress to act to protect the health and pension benefits under threat to expire at the end of this month.
Trump’s climate denials take away opportunities for jobs and better health in Kentucky
The opportunity Kentuckians have to transition to a clean energy economy is being thwarted by President Trump’s abandonment of U.S. climate commitments to stop harmful pollution, Kentuckians across the state are pointing out.
“I’m stunned that any administration would disrupt 50 years of bipartisan efforts to improve the air we breathe and the water we drink,” said Steve Wilkins of Berea, a member of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth. “How easy it is to forget days when people died from chemical hazes and when rivers burst into flames because our companies used our air and water as their dumping grounds.”
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