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No Kentucky coal company has complied with a law designed to protect miner wages

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.

Bevin's Pension Madness

This message is from John Wade, a retired Professor of Economics from Eastern Kentucky University and KFTC member from Madison County:

Dear Friend,
As a retired public educator, I have had a front-row seat to the madness surrounding Kentucky’s public pension crisis and the crippling budget cuts it's causing across our Commonwealth.

I'm writing today to tell you that Gov. Bevin and the Kentucky Retirement System Board of Trustees have the power to end this madness as early as next week, and they need to hear from you.

Anyone who has followed the progress of Senate Bill 100, which attacked ordinary Kentuckians’ access to rooftop solar during the 2019 General Assembly, knows that this legislative session, monopoly utilities were determined to have their way.

While rooftop solar may have taken a hit this past legislative session, solar continues to be a viable and growing industry in the state. Join solar advocates, installers and everyday Kentuckians to learn more about solar energy's bright future here.

We'll have music, workshops, food and more! Fun for the whole family.