Ashley Spalding

Oct 28, 2024 | ers.usda.gov | Katherine Lim |Ashley Spalding

Finding: Farm Household Well-being Farmers face unique circumstances in saving for and maintaining income during retirement compared with other U.S. residents. As business owners, their annual incomes fluctuate depending on market and weather situations, and they may have limited access to employer-sponsored retirement savings plans.

Oct 8, 2024 | lexingtonky.news | Ashley Spalding

Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic PolicyRecently-released FBI crime data for 2023 shows a slight increase in total violent crime in Kentucky compared to 2022, but a closer look shows that while some crimes went up others went down. Looking at the trend over time, violent crime in Kentucky is still significantly down from the COVID peak in 2021 as well as from its historical trend in the state going back to the 1990s.

Sep 5, 2024 | state-journal.com | Ashley Spalding

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Aug 28, 2024 | kentucky.com | Ashley Spalding

For years, inadequate state funding for public education has forced Kentucky’s kids to make do with outdated textbooks and technology, deprived them of vital supports and left them without the attention and enrichment all students deserve. But in the past several years, the federal government stepped up.

Jul 22, 2024 | lexingtonky.news | Ashley Spalding

Republished from Kentucky Center for Economic PolicyTwo years out from the Dobbs decision, a fuller picture of how people are faring in states like Kentucky that have total and near total abortion bans is emerging. An estimated 3,460 Kentuckians obtained an abortion in-state in 2020, an option that is no longer available.