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Fri, 07/02/2021 - 19:42 RCN Newsdesk Several Northern Kentucky schools and their Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC) benefited from a statewide allotment of $15 million in grants from the Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund 2 (GEER II). The grants will fund educational support services needed due to COVID-19’s impact on schools, youth and families, with a focus on early childhood education and child care, as well as family...

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Jun 9, 2021 7 hrs ago FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The longtime state executive who inherited oversight of Kentucky’s beleaguered unemployment insurance system during the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping down as labor secretary. Labor Secretary Larry Roberts’ retirement, effective at the end of June, was announced Monday by Gov. Andy Beshear. Roberts’ career in state government stretches back to 1973. The Democratic governor also said he...

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2021 unemployment rate was 4.7%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet

Kentucky state flag waving on the wind.

(The Center Square) – Figures released Thursday by the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet show nearly all the state’s regions have unemployment rates lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties between April 2020 and April 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky unemployment dipped last month, according to information released on Thursday by the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

May 8, 2021 May 8, 2021 Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Thursday the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. "We know that maintaining work is so important," said Gov. Beshear. "When people leave Kentuckys workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental - not only to them, but to their families, employers and...

Lt. Governor Coleman on controversial UI texts: "No one got special treatment" and last updated 2021-05-06 19:33:10-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman says she has no regrets about helping some people she knew get faster help with their unemployment claims. "I called every single person that reached out to me about unemployment insurance whether I knew them or not, and Ill tell you I knew a lot fewer people than I did know," said Coleman who spoke with us w...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 6, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced today the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. “We know that maintaining work is so important,” said Gov. Beshear. “When people leave Kentucky’s workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental — not only to them, but to their families, employe...