Kentucky News
KY County Jails' Profits from Phone Calls Soar During Pandemic
Jul 21, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A new report finds county jails made more than $9 million from payments made for phone calls by incarcerated people, the year before and during the pandemic.
The report by Mike Harmon, the state's auditor of public accounts, examined more than 70 county jails' communication services and equipment contracts that were active between July 2019 and November 2020.
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KY Regulators Rein In Utilities' Proposed Rate Hikes
Jul 12, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission has rejected proposed rate hikes by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities, instead setting new rate increases lower than what the companies had asked for.
Advocates called the decision a win for consumers.
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Lawmakers May Ask USPS to Delay Rate Hike Until Next Year
Jul 08, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Some lawmakers say they want the Postal Service to delay until next year a mail price hike slated for the end of this summer. The move would raise the price of first-class mail from 55 to 58 cents. ...(Read More)
Experts Call Child Tax Credit a Game Changer for KY Families
Jul 01, 2021
FRANKFORT, KY. - Starting July 15, nearly a million Kentucky kids and their families could get extra income support through the federal child tax credit.
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, Congress increased this year's credit from $2,000 per child to $3,600 for children younger than 6 years old, and $3,000 for children between 6 and 17 years old. ...(Read More)
Report: KY Kids' Well-Being has Stalled, But Tax Credits Could Help
Jun 24, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - New survey data taken during the pandemic offers a clear picture of how Kentucky kids and families are faring. The Commonwealth ranks 37th in the nation when it comes to overall child well-being, according to the 2021 Kids Count Data Book released by the Annie E. ...(Read More)
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval
Jun 18, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US Senate and House of Representatives.
Also known as Black Emancipation Day, Liberation Day and Jubilee Day, it's celebrated on June 19, which marks the anniversary of an historical celebration of emancipation which started in Galveston, Texas when news that enslaved people had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln reached the Black community, almost two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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