Kentucky’s Kids Don’t Need Us to Drag Child Labor Laws Back to the 19th Century
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy When I was 16, I nearly sliced two fingers off my left hand while working at a plastics factory. A tenacious strip...
The Right to a Break Is Just One of the Worker Freedoms on the Line
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Lawmakers in Frankfort set off a firestorm last week when they passed House Bill (HB) 500 through committee, legislation that would eliminate...
From Local Voices to External Forces: The Shift in Kentucky’s Legislative Landscape
Many bills passed by the General Assembly each year receive strong bipartisan and even unanimous support. Many of these good bills begin as conversations with Kentuckians who have encountered...
“Safer Kentucky Act” appears to be stalled in Senate Judiciary Committee
FRANKFORT, Ky.–A controversial Kentucky bill, HB 5, dubbed the “Safer Kentucky Act” by its GOP sponsor, appears to be stalled in committee. The bill quickly passed out of the...
House Bill 5 Would Cost Kentucky More Than $1 Billion Over a Decade
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The Kentucky Senate is now considering House Bill (HB) 5, legislation containing the most sweeping expansion of the state’s criminal statutes in...
HB 465 Will Further Undermine Worker Protections and Job Quality
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Kentucky already has a growing problem with worker misclassification, in which employers inaccurately and often unlawfully treat employees as independent contractors. These...
HB 255 Weakens Child Labor Laws and Will Fuel More School Dropouts
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Alarming growth in exploitive child labor is already a problem in Kentucky, with violations rising and the state making embarrassing national news...
More Than 100 Kentucky Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject House Bill 5
Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy A diverse coalition of more than 100 Kentucky organizations, including faith, housing, justice, mental health, recovery and community groups sent the following...
Leaders from two different political parties agree on pace in the Kentucky Senate
Republished from WEKU. The Republican and Democratic leaders in the Kentucky Senate are offering generally positive comments about the legislative pace so far. Both admit there’s likely to be...
At-home blood thinner testing the focus of Frankfort legislation
Republished from WEKU. The Kentucky House is reviewing legislation standardizing Medicaid coverage for at-home medical testing for patients on blood thinners. The measure is sponsored by Richmond GOP Representative...