KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Research by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows Kentucky’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is below the poverty line. The article from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy ...
Poverty is down in Kentucky, new federal data shows, though the percent of Kentuckians living in poverty exceeds the national rate and the state is the nation’s 46th poorest. The American Community ...
KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — A report released in July revealed that, in the 16 years since Kentucky’s minimum wage increased, it has been driven below the poverty line for a full-time worker. Currently, ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Those making the federal minimum wage in Kentucky fall below the poverty line. That's according to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Dustin Pugel, the center's policy ...
Kentucky continues to have higher rates of children in poverty, teen pregnancies, and child and teen deaths than the national average, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book released Monday. The state ...
LIHEAP provides a one-time heating voucher to eligible households, intended to free up money for other expenses, according to ...
Kate Clemons, CEO and founder of Roscoe’s Daughter, expanded existing programs to address the crisis affecting families in ...
LANCASTER, Ky. (LEX 18) — In central Kentucky, a woman is bringing an often-overlooked issue to light: period poverty. Skylar Davis, who grew up in Lancaster, has taken it upon herself to address this ...