NADIA RAMLAGAN Kentucky News Connection

Kentucky state lawmakers convene in Frankfort today for the start of the legislative session, where they will craft the next two-year state budget. Experts said it will be challenging to address an ...

Utility debt is a growing crisis affecting rural communities across Kentucky. The average overdue debt balance in Kentucky is $549 and more than 127,000 households in the Commonwealth are in the ...

Unions in Kentucky and New Hampshire say they’ve made historic gains through coordinated bargaining. Locals 228 and 728 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America have ratified ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 1,300 people in Kentucky in the first half of this year, a nearly 40% increase compared to last year. Experts say financial incentives are ...

Community leaders in Appalachia are urging the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to keep up progress on advancing the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans ...

The Trump administration’s changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program mean that most Kentucky veterans will have to prove they are working, looking for work, or volunteering to ...

As Congress continues to push for cuts and additional work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, experts warn more Kentuckians could lose access to treatment for substance use disorders. The U.S. ...

Congress is mulling a budget and tax proposal which could leave states picking up more of the tab for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. More than 276,000 Kentucky households received ...

Appalachian communities in Kentucky are poised to become manufacturing hubs for the wind energy industry, experts say. The region’s workforce, accessible transportation routes, and stash of ...

Some Kentucky lawmakers want to make it mandatory for some Medicaid participants in Kentucky to work, but experts say that would disproportionately affect people with mental health or substance use ...