Kentucky's lieutenant governor says changes coming to unemployment system
PADUCAH â After almost a year of unexpected pressure on Kentucky's outdated unemployment system, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said changes are coming. More than a million people in Kentucky who lost their jobs due to the pandemic have received billions of dollars in state and federal unemployment funds. Despite the payout, thousands of people waited months for their disbursement. Some were on their phones for hours each day, and some people still haven't received their money. "When this pandemic hit, there was no way in terms of education, or the economy, or the health care system ...