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On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky's COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below 10% for the first time since Dec. 31. Today's new case rep...

On Monday, Gov. Beshear said Kentucky is working to become the fastest state to vaccinate school staff so that all schools can safely reopen for in-person classes. The Governor announced that Kentucky has administered 88% of all initial vaccine doses sent to the state’s vaccination program. “Just last week, we administered the most doses we ever have, including second doses – 93,499 – and vaccinated the most people we ever have with initial doses – 82,511 people,” said Gov. Beshear....

When will Ohio, Kentucky forgive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance overpayments? Congress authorized waivers in December The symphony of complaints about Ohio’s handling of pandemic-related unemployment claims has struck a chord with Bridgetown musician James Martino. Posted at 5:00 AM, Jan 21, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-21 18:40:50-05 CINCINNATI — The symphony of complaints about Ohio’s handling of pandemic-related unemployment claims has struck a chord with Bridgetown musici...

  Unemployment payments made available through CARES Act money are scheduled to be sent to Kentuckians who qualify this week while nearly 90,000 people are still waiting to receive benefits from the state. Kentucky will issue one-time $400 payments to roughly 25,000 people, many of them disqualified from getting a Lost Wages Assistance subsidy because they made too little. Another 16,500 people will get $1,000. They applied for unemployment months ago and haven’t been paid yet. Amy Cubbage, ...

You can now schedule an appointment online for help on Kentucky unemployment insurance claims Stock photo via Pixabay and last updated 2021-01-15 15:16:31-05 FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky has now paid about one-third of its roughly $1.5 million unemployment insurance claims, Amy Cubbage, general counsel for Gov. Beshear, said Thursday. Cubbage gave the update along with new information about virtual appointment scheduling and federal Continued Assistance Act implementation. The virtua...

State unemployment is offering phone appointments, which can be booked online.

Some states, like Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas, won’t be able to issue additional funds from the Covid relief law to certain workers for several weeks.

Governor Andy Beshear wants to use $47.5 million dollars to update the Commonwealths unemployment insurance network. Author: John Charlton, Jackelyn Jorgensen Published: 9:56 PM EST January 8, 2021 Updated: 11:56 PM EST January 8, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It may be a new year, but some Kentuckians still haven’t received their unemployment benefits after applying last year. Christi Bryson is all too familiar with the state’s unemployment issues...

FRANKFORT — On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the third-highest ever report of new COVID-19 cases, surpassed only by the Jan. 7 and Jan. 6 reports.

One-time $1,000 payments set for unemployed Kentucky workers Gov. Andy Beshear allocated $48 million in federal aid for unemployed workers, an announcement he made on Friday. (Source: 401kcalculator.org) By Jerrica Valtierra | January 8, 2021 at 9:47 PM CST - Updated January 9 at 6:42 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Many Kentuckians are still struggling because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most suffering from financial hardship. “Every day, you’re looking at the bank acc...