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...
State Reps. Sarah Stalker and Adrielle Camuel file bill to repeal SB 150, protect trans community
Photo: Left to right: Rep. Adrielle Camuel (D-Lexington); Rep. Sarah Stalker (D-Louisville) (Official photos) via press release FRANKFORT – Citing the considerable harm that the trans community has endured since...
Rep. Adrielle Camuel (D-Lexington) made exactly one campaign promise, and she has broken it.
In a State House campaign most memorable for its moral squishiness, lack of substance, and reliance on her supposed ties to Democratic power players, Camuel made only a single...
