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Report Calls for Booster Seat Law to Reduce Child Deaths and Injuries
January 22, 2008
The report calls for passage of legislation that would require all children ages 4 up to their 8th birthday to ride in a booster seat, unless they have reached 4 feet 9 inches in height.
January 16, 2008
The report identifies specific policy solutions to improve Kentucky’s child care subsidy administration through the voices of families, child care providers, and caseworkers involved with child care subsidies on a regular basis.
Cigarette Excise Tax Increase Provides More Revenue and No Long Term Impact on Cross Border Sales
December 13, 2007
Study reveals that there is a clear opportunity to increase the excise tax as both a fiscal strategy and commitment to health.
Kentucky Ranks 5th Worst in Nation in Disparities between High and Low Income Children.
December 13, 2007
A report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds that low-income kids in Kentucky are worse off than their counterparts in other states.
Kentucky Youth Advocates Receives National Advocacy Award
November 19, 2007
The Alliance for Children and Families announced today that the recipient of its National Family Week Advocacy Award is Kentucky Youth Advocates.
Report Gives Kentucky State Government an "F" for Online Transparency
November 15, 2007
The Good Jobs First Study ranked state websites for quantity and quality of online disclosure.
New Report Indicates State Moving in Right Direction; Work Remains on Child Well-Being
November 9, 2007
Kentucky Youth Adovcates released its 17th annual Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book.
The SCHIP Fiasco: Lots of Children Left Behind
October 3, 2007
Today President Bush vetoed the bill reauthorizing SCHIP, creating a bleak outlook for Kentucky's uninsured children.
New Voices from the Bluegrass: A Portrait of Kentucky's Children in Immigrant Families
September 7, 2007
Kentucky Youth Advocates' new report finds that the state has the ninth fastest growing immigrant population, most of them U.S.-born. While Kentucky's overall child population declines, the rate of immigrant children is growing.
August 31, 2007
Through the efforts of the Congregation Adath Jeshurun Kentucky Youth Advocates, will publicly announce the implementation of an Eastern Kentucky Youth Voice Initiative focusing on solutions to poverty in Appalachia with emphasis on the role that the young people can play as future leaders in their communities.
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States
August 28, 2007
According to the U.S. Census Bureau report released today, about 700,000 Kentuckians live in poverty and nearly one in ten of Kentucky’s children have no health insurance.
State Posts Modest Improvement in Child Well-being Report
Ranking.
July 25, 2007
The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kentucky Youth Advocates released the 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Report Finds It's Expensive to be Poor in Kentucky
June 18, 2007
“The High Price of Being Poor in Kentucky” finds that lower income
Kentuckians pay some of the highest prices in the state for basic goods and services,
hindering their ability to get ahead and adding up to hundreds, sometimes thousands, of
dollars in extra costs every year.
Kentucky’s 2005 Tax Reform: Does it Increase the State’s Risk of a Structural Deficit?
May 16, 2007
On March 18, 2005, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher signed into law a tax modernization package designed to better attract and retain jobs and spur economic growth. Now, more than two years later, does Governor Fletcher’s tax plan truly improve the security of Kentucky’s tax revenues in the long-term?
Kentucky Trails Nation on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes
May 1, 2007
Newborn babies in Kentucky fare worse than the U.S. average, according to "The Right Start for America’s Newborns: City and State Trends," a new report released yesterday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Combined Reporting: A Solution to Corporate Tax Shelters in Kentucky
April 16, 2007
Kentucky is losing hundreds of millions of dollars every year due to corporate tax loopholes. Kentucky Youth Advocates has issued a report describing these loopholes and how a tax reporting requirement mandated in twenty states can thwart them all.
Kentucky’s Budgetary Exposure to Captive REIT Strategies
March 15, 2007
As tax day approaches, consider this: What if you could deduct your mortgage or rent payment from your taxes, but instead of mailing your check to your bank or landlord, you mailed it to yourself? A KYA report finds that state multi-corporations use a loophole to do just that.
Kentucky Receives 'D' Grade for Legal Representation of Children in Foster Care
April 30, 2007
First Star, a national child advocacy organization, issued
a report, giving grades to states based on components like mandates for representation,
training requirements, child’s involvement in proceedings, and attorney immunity from
malpractice.
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