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Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KyPolicy for short): research, analysis, and education on important policy issues facing the commonwealth.
Food assistance is at risk for as many as 114,000 Kentuckians due to SNAP changes in the OBBBA.
Call the DCBS Family Support hotline for help (855) 306-8959.
Call the DCBS Family Support hotline for help (855) 306-8959.
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Food assistance is at risk for as many as 114,000 Kentuckians due to SNAP changes in the OBBBA.
Call the DCBS Family Support hotline for help (855) 306-8959.
Call the DCBS Family Support hotline for help (855) 306-8959.
For Tens of Thousands of Kentuckians Participating in SNAP, the Shutdown Is Just Beginning
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For Tens of Thousands of Kentuckians Participating in SNAP, the Shutdown Is Just Beginning - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
With the shutdown pain ending, new obstacles are beginning thanks to the largest ever cut to SNAP passed earlier this year.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For Tens of Thousands of Kentuckians Participating in SNAP, the Shutdown Is Just Beginning
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kypolicy.org/snap-changes...
Kentucky hospitals are making plans to scale back services due to Medicaid cuts. Here's what's on the on the chopping block:
• Cancer treatment
• Behavioral health
• Maternity services
• Free screenings at health fairs
• Thousands of jobs
• Cancer treatment
• Behavioral health
• Maternity services
• Free screenings at health fairs
• Thousands of jobs
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Kentucky hospitals are making plans to scale back services due to Medicaid cuts. Here's what's on the on the chopping block:
• Cancer treatment
• Behavioral health
• Maternity services
• Free screenings at health fairs
• Thousands of jobs
• Cancer treatment
• Behavioral health
• Maternity services
• Free screenings at health fairs
• Thousands of jobs
Life may be more expensive for the rest of us, but Kentuckians at the top are getting a windfall from years of federal and state tax cuts.
The result? The richest 5% will get $3.4 billion in tax cuts next year, more than Kentucky spends on its entire Medicaid program.
The result? The richest 5% will get $3.4 billion in tax cuts next year, more than Kentucky spends on its entire Medicaid program.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Life may be more expensive for the rest of us, but Kentuckians at the top are getting a windfall from years of federal and state tax cuts.
The result? The richest 5% will get $3.4 billion in tax cuts next year, more than Kentucky spends on its entire Medicaid program.
The result? The richest 5% will get $3.4 billion in tax cuts next year, more than Kentucky spends on its entire Medicaid program.
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While most Kentuckians are struggling with affordability, the wealthy have been showered with enormous state and federal tax cuts passed over the last decade, a new @kypolicy.bsky.social reports shows. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
While most Kentuckians are struggling with affordability, the wealthy have been showered with enormous state and federal tax cuts passed over the last decade, a new @kypolicy.bsky.social reports shows. 1/
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Nandy, a 22-year-old in Kentucky, has Type 1 Diabetes. Foods he's supposed to eat are more expensive, he said. He goes to Walmart and Kroger trying to find lowest prices. He's been eating one meal a day to stretch food out. It's impacting his health: “It’s like a death sentence for people like me”
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nandy, a 22-year-old in Kentucky, has Type 1 Diabetes. Foods he's supposed to eat are more expensive, he said. He goes to Walmart and Kroger trying to find lowest prices. He's been eating one meal a day to stretch food out. It's impacting his health: “It’s like a death sentence for people like me”
Open enrollment for health insurance on kynect has started and this is what Kentucky families are facing.
Congress needs to extend the subsidies that help people afford insurance and end the shutdown.
Congress needs to extend the subsidies that help people afford insurance and end the shutdown.
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Open enrollment for health insurance on kynect has started and this is what Kentucky families are facing.
Congress needs to extend the subsidies that help people afford insurance and end the shutdown.
Congress needs to extend the subsidies that help people afford insurance and end the shutdown.
Open enrollment on kynect, Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, starts tomorrow and a lot of people are in for a shock.
Kentuckians like Kara need Congress to extend health insurance subsidies now.
Kentuckians like Kara need Congress to extend health insurance subsidies now.
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Open enrollment on kynect, Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, starts tomorrow and a lot of people are in for a shock.
Kentuckians like Kara need Congress to extend health insurance subsidies now.
Kentuckians like Kara need Congress to extend health insurance subsidies now.
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Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff
Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.
www.lpm.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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If Congress and the President are not going to act to protect SNAP food assistance, we in Kentucky must step up. The state’s rainy day fund is for rainy days, and cutting off SNAP benefits on November 1st is a downpour for 1 in 8 Kentuckians. 1/
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If Congress and the President are not going to act to protect SNAP food assistance, we in Kentucky must step up. The state’s rainy day fund is for rainy days, and cutting off SNAP benefits on November 1st is a downpour for 1 in 8 Kentuckians. 1/
Can you afford hundreds or even thousands more a month for health insurance?
That's what Kentuckians who get insurance on kynect are facing as key health insurance subsidies expire.
That's what Kentuckians who get insurance on kynect are facing as key health insurance subsidies expire.
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Can you afford hundreds or even thousands more a month for health insurance?
That's what Kentuckians who get insurance on kynect are facing as key health insurance subsidies expire.
That's what Kentuckians who get insurance on kynect are facing as key health insurance subsidies expire.
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Not great! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not great! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
Kentucky: Your Congressman needs to hear from you.
Tell Rep. James Comer to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (1/5)
Tell Rep. James Comer to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (1/5)
October 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Kentucky: Your Congressman needs to hear from you.
Tell Rep. James Comer to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (1/5)
Tell Rep. James Comer to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (1/5)
Who will see premiums spike when health insurance subsidies expire? Kentuckians in all 120 counties.
More than 90K get insurance on kynect. Their costs could double without these subsidies. That includes:
• 1,122 in Calloway
• 18,605 in Jefferson
• 474 in Floyd
• 3,977 in Warren
• 675 in Pike
More than 90K get insurance on kynect. Their costs could double without these subsidies. That includes:
• 1,122 in Calloway
• 18,605 in Jefferson
• 474 in Floyd
• 3,977 in Warren
• 675 in Pike
October 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Who will see premiums spike when health insurance subsidies expire? Kentuckians in all 120 counties.
More than 90K get insurance on kynect. Their costs could double without these subsidies. That includes:
• 1,122 in Calloway
• 18,605 in Jefferson
• 474 in Floyd
• 3,977 in Warren
• 675 in Pike
More than 90K get insurance on kynect. Their costs could double without these subsidies. That includes:
• 1,122 in Calloway
• 18,605 in Jefferson
• 474 in Floyd
• 3,977 in Warren
• 675 in Pike
Families who buy health insurance on kynect will see their costs soar when open enrollment begins Nov 1.
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Families who buy health insurance on kynect will see their costs soar when open enrollment begins Nov 1.
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
Kentuckians could lose food assistance in November because of the shutdown, but the administration has tools to STOP this.
@centeronbudget.bsky.social explains ⬇️⬇️⬇️
@centeronbudget.bsky.social explains ⬇️⬇️⬇️
USDA has warned that #SNAP funding could run out in Nov, leaving 40M people without food assistance. Nearly two-thirds of needed funds are available in the contingency reserve; the Administration needs to release them now so families can eat next month: www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has indicated, and media have reported, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will run out of funding for SNAP food assistance for November as a result...
www.cbpp.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Kentuckians could lose food assistance in November because of the shutdown, but the administration has tools to STOP this.
@centeronbudget.bsky.social explains ⬇️⬇️⬇️
@centeronbudget.bsky.social explains ⬇️⬇️⬇️
These are the kind of cost increases Kentuckians face with the expiration of the ACA's premium tax credits.
Families paying $12K more a year. Couples paying $23K more.
Health care costs are already too high. Kentucky families can't afford for it to get worse.
Families paying $12K more a year. Couples paying $23K more.
Health care costs are already too high. Kentucky families can't afford for it to get worse.
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
These are the kind of cost increases Kentuckians face with the expiration of the ACA's premium tax credits.
Families paying $12K more a year. Couples paying $23K more.
Health care costs are already too high. Kentucky families can't afford for it to get worse.
Families paying $12K more a year. Couples paying $23K more.
Health care costs are already too high. Kentucky families can't afford for it to get worse.
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A good review of recent immigration enforcement activity in the state of Kentucky from @kypolicy.bsky.social. kypolicy.org/ice-arrests-...
ICE Arrests Are Surging in Kentucky as Local Law Enforcement Joins Troubling Mass Deportation Effort - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
ICE has arrested nearly 1,300 people between January 20 and the end of July, a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
kypolicy.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A good review of recent immigration enforcement activity in the state of Kentucky from @kypolicy.bsky.social. kypolicy.org/ice-arrests-...
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Kentucky opened its 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping this week – and again, residents are seeing big premium spikes because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 is facing a $23,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Kentucky opened its 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping this week – and again, residents are seeing big premium spikes because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 is facing a $23,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
The debate over health care tax credits is about making life more affordable for hardworking Kentuckians.
"These are people who work in nail salons, farmers, salespeople. It's people we know and our neighbors," @jbaileyky.bsky.social explained on Monday's Kentucky Tonight.
"These are people who work in nail salons, farmers, salespeople. It's people we know and our neighbors," @jbaileyky.bsky.social explained on Monday's Kentucky Tonight.
October 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The debate over health care tax credits is about making life more affordable for hardworking Kentuckians.
"These are people who work in nail salons, farmers, salespeople. It's people we know and our neighbors," @jbaileyky.bsky.social explained on Monday's Kentucky Tonight.
"These are people who work in nail salons, farmers, salespeople. It's people we know and our neighbors," @jbaileyky.bsky.social explained on Monday's Kentucky Tonight.
You've heard that letting health care subsidies expire will explode prices for those who remain on the marketplace.
But it will also increase premiums so much that 18,000 Kentuckians will no longer be able to afford any coverage at all.
But it will also increase premiums so much that 18,000 Kentuckians will no longer be able to afford any coverage at all.
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You've heard that letting health care subsidies expire will explode prices for those who remain on the marketplace.
But it will also increase premiums so much that 18,000 Kentuckians will no longer be able to afford any coverage at all.
But it will also increase premiums so much that 18,000 Kentuckians will no longer be able to afford any coverage at all.
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NEW: Data shows ICE arrests are surging in Kentucky, and local jails are playing a key role.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
October 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: Data shows ICE arrests are surging in Kentucky, and local jails are playing a key role.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
NEW: Data shows ICE arrests are surging in Kentucky, and local jails are playing a key role.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
October 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: Data shows ICE arrests are surging in Kentucky, and local jails are playing a key role.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Between inauguration day in January and the end of July, Kentucky saw 1,293 ICE arrests. That’s a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.