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ADVISORY: Poor people's hearing on protecting sacred water
January 29, 2019
To highlight the critical need to protect that nation’s water resources and in particular the Ohio River, several groups will host a Water Justice Field Hearing February 2 in Cincinnati.
A new wave of progressive candidates can help restore a healthy democracy, KFTC members believe as they announce November election endorsements
October 2, 2018
KFTC's New Power PAC endorsed 70 candidates for the November 2018 general election, from Paducah to Pike County. KFTC members are working vigorously on their behalf.
Benham is first Kentucky city to pass black lung fund resolution
Action supports miners, their families and communities
September 15, 2018
The federal Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is in danger of financial insolvency. Benham city leaders take action to help prevent that from happening.
KFTC issues in the News
At a crossroads, Ohio River agency weighs dueling proposals on role
February 4, 2019
An industry-backed effort aims to end ORSANCO’s role in setting and enforcing pollution standards.
Lawmakers or lawbreakers? General Assembly trampled open government rules. And that was just the first week.
January 14, 2019
Amidst the usual controversies that attend the opening days of a legislative session, the first week of the 2019 Kentucky General Assembly raised a singular question unrelated to the weighty business at hand: When did the legislature abandon any pretense of compliance with the open meetings laws and when did Kentuckians abandon any expectation of compliance?
Is Capitol the ‘people’s house’ or King Matt’s castle? Here’s why they want you out.
January 9, 2019
When the General Assembly began its 2019 session Tuesday, citizens in attendance were greeted with a “statement of emergency” — Gov. Matt Bevin’s latest attempt to silence critics and restrict public participation in the people’s business.
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