Kentucky unemployment insurance fund has a balance of $0
After months of unprecedented unemployment insurance benefits claims amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, Kentucky’s fund for those claims is at $0 and the state is…
Dire budget issues expected in new fiscal year despite previous year ending without shortfall, Beshear says
While Kentucky is seeing a boost in the previous year budget thanks to tax revenue collected from the delayed tax return deadline, the state is…
New law will mean more jobs and money for Kentucky once alcohol shipments can begin, Rep. Koenig says
Kentuckians can soon get alcohol shipped to their home from in and out of state producers under a new bill passed by lawmakers during the…
Beshear says social gatherings will be again limited to less than 10 people and Kentuckians should follow new travel recommendation
Following Kentucky’s highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday changes are needed in the state to work to avoid a surge…
Kentucky Supreme Court blocks lower courts from throwing out Gov. Beshear’s COVID-19 executive orders
The Kentucky Supreme Court issued a stay Friday afternoon nullifying rulings from the state’s lower courts questioning the executive orders from Gov. Andy Beshear during…
Kentucky unemployment rate dropped in June, new statistics show
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2020 unemployment rate showed a decrease of 6.6 percent to 4.3 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS),…
Op-Ed: Broadband Access for all Kentuckians Necessary for Economic Success
The following is an op-ed piece authored by Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts Over the last several months, in the midst of COVID-19…
Kentucky Chamber files amicus brief in defense of workers’ compensation law
On July 9, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce joined the Kentucky Association of Counties, Kentucky League of Cities, and the Kentucky Coal Association in filing…
Federal unemployment benefits to end a week sooner than expected
Kentuckians out of work amid the COVID-19 pandemic expecting to receive the $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit through the end of July may be surprised…
Dr. Jason Glass named Kentucky’s new Commissioner of Education
At a special meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education Friday, Dr. Jason Glass was named as the state’s new Commissioner of Education. The special…