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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 Governor's 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 crisis and mental health counseling, a news release said. Local FRYSCs applied for a maximum alloc...

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 selected another veteran state official, Jamie Link, to succeed Roberts in leading the state Labor ...

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

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(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.