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Striking Mountain State miners inspired 'Solidarity Forever'

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in our series of history stories about the West Virginia Mine Wars of the early 20th century.

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From The AFL-CIO Labor Wire: Bringing it home

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From The KCEP: New Report: Wealthiest Kentuckians Pay the Lowest Tax Rate and the Problem Is Worsening

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By ANNA BAUMANN

A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that, on average, the wealthiest Kentuckians pay just 6.7 percent of their income in state and local taxes while middle-income Kentuckians pay 11.1 percent. This means the effective tax rate paid by middle income Kentuckians is 167 percent of that paid by the wealthiest Kentuckians.

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From the Kentucky Democratic Party: Ethics Complaint: Gov. Bevin Campaigns for Congressman Barr on Taxpayer’s Dime

Frankfort, KY—On Tuesday, the Kentucky Democratic Party filed an ethics complaint against Governor Matt Bevin for using taxpayer resources to campaign on behalf of Congressman Barr in violation of KRS 11A.020.

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