The shrinking economic safety net and politics of the moment complicate an otherwise straightforward public health decision.
Substitute Teachers Given Unemployment Now Face Overpayment Debt
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Education professionals can’t claim unemployment during the summer break that started in Louisville on May 31, a caveat the state doesn’t appear to have made clear when it extended benefits to substitute teachers. Subs who continued to file for unemployment after summer break began are now expected to repay anything the state paid in error.
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Legislators To File Bill Preventing Unemployment ‘Overpayment Debt’
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“These people don’t have that money. They paid for groceries, they used the money,” Sen. Nemes said. “That’s what unemployment is for. When you are unemployed you get your unemployment insurance and you pay your bills so you can get back to work.”
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The Elk, The Tourists And The Missing Coal Country Jobs
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A proposed wildlife center got a $12 million federal grant after promising to bring millions of dollars and thousands of tourists to eastern Kentucky. Four years later, residents are still waiting for the jobs they were promised.
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Gov. Beshear: Save Unemployment Money In Case Of Overpayment Debt
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Gov. Andy Beshear acknowledged that Kentucky mistakenly overpaid people who requested unemployment benefits — and advised recipients to save that money.
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Beshear Says Federal Changes Responsible For Unemployment Confusion
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It’s unclear if state officials ever communicated the change to out-of-work Kentuckians after the state received new guidance in April.
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Gov. Beshear Offered ‘Self-Quarantine’ Unemployment. Now State Is Backtracking — And Billing
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In a written decision, a state official said self-quarantining isn’t a legitimate reason to claim unemployment – and that the governor never told a private citizen to leave their job.
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In First Unitarian Standoff, Some Saw Religious Liberty Under Siege
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No law explicitly permits churches to harbor law-breakers or to protect individuals from the state. Instead, church sanctuaries are part of a long tradition that has typically been respected by the government.
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Metro Councilman Has New Job At TARC — And He’s Keeping Elected Seat
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Though city lawyers have concluded the councilman can legally hold both jobs, council members and ethics experts say such a move would create the perception of a conflict of interest.
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Which Louisville Judge Let Police Search Your House? Most Signatures Are Unreadable
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We reviewed more than 230 search warrants approved by Louisville judges. It’s unclear who signed nearly three-fourths of them.
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Before Contractor Billed TARC For No Work, She Worked For MSD Director
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The contractor worked for MSD director Tony Parrott in Cincinnati, a contract one city councilman at the time called “unconscionable.”