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Kentuckians to call out Senator McConnell on health care with round-the-clock online hearing
June 23, 2017
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell refuses to have a public hearing on the GOP’s health care bill. So his constituents in Kentucky are doing his job for him with a round-the-clock "People’s Emergency Health Care Hearing" beginning Sunday at 4 p.m.
New local jobs! Better community health! A Just Transition for workers!
The Empower Kentucky Plan shows how
April 19, 2017
There is a clear path forward for creating thousands of new Kentucky jobs in the energy industry while cutting pollution, lowering electric bills and investing billions of dollars in workers and communities affected by the decline in fossil fuels. The plan for doing that was released Wednesday by KFTC members during a press conference and with the launch of a new website (www.empowerkentucky.org).
Trump’s climate denials take away opportunities for jobs and better health
A just transition to a clean energy economy in Kentucky is possible
March 28, 2017
Kentucky's opportunity to move to a clean energy economy is hurt by President Trump's executive order rolling back climate action and programs that protect health and the economy.
KFTC issues in the News
Major tax breaks for Kentucky's wealthiest under McConnell health care bill
June 22, 2017
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.
Why Black Lung Disease Is Deadlier Than Ever Before
May 16, 2017
More than 76,000 miners have died from black lung disease since 1968, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. And now there's a resurgence of this deadly disease that should have been wiped out decades ago.
What Good Tax Reform Looks Like
May 11, 2017
Though the details remain unknown, Governor Bevin has described the kind of tax reform he’ll introduce in a special session this year as shifting Kentucky toward a “consumption-based” tax system, or from income to sales taxes. In contrast, HB 263, filed in Kentucky’s 2017 General Assembly by Rep.
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