From Forward Kentucky: Almost 100 organizations -- including the Kentucky State AFL-CIO -- oppose HB 1
By FORWARD KENTUCKY
In an editorial aimed at Republicans in the state legislature, almost 100 organizations from across Kentucky have called on the legislature to drop or dramatically amend House Bill 1. The bill has been characterized as “necessary reforms” to public assistance programs, but includes such dramatic punitive measures as a lifetime ban from all assistance programs for breaking a rule in one program.
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The editorial is spearheaded by Insure Kentucky, a “statewide coalition of nonprofits formed to promote more affordable health insurance, better care, and stronger consumer protections for all Kentuckians.” Insure Kentucky includes the following organizations: