Posted by: Carly Muetterties on August 16, 2017
To those who believe removal of the statues at Cheapside Park is a destruction of history or an affront on Kentucky’s heritage:
Posted by: KFTC staff on August 16, 2017
It was 36 years ago today – August 17, 1981 – that a group of 26 people from 12 counties meeting in Hazard agreed to officially form a new organization: KFTC, then known as the Kentucky Fair Tax Coalition.
"People, especially in eastern Kentucky, were getting to know each other. All around the region there was a loose network of people who had worked together with each other in various ways over the past 15 years or so. What we didn't have in those days was a structured connection between us. There was a no interlocking of these community-level efforts, until KFTC." – Herb E. Smith, Letcher County
According to the book Making History: The First Ten Years of KFTC:
"We just knew that it made sense to work together across county lines because the problems we faced were similar and needed to be addressed on the state or national level," said Gladys Maynard, who was representing the Concerned Citizens of Martin County and became KFTC's first chairperson.
Posted by: Matthew Frederick - Madison County Chapter Member on August 7, 2017
The Berea KFTC office recently opened its doors to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its move to the city’s historic Old Town.
Posted by: KFTC staff on August 1, 2017
A video of the rally can be viewed on KFTC's Facebook page.
Eastern Kentuckians showed their support for health care for all at a rally in Pikeville Saturday that drew nearly 100 people.
“We’re here because we’re human beings and every human being deserves health care,” said Bev May, a Floyd County KFTC member who emceed the event. “Every life counts, and every life needs health care.”
Posted by: Anne Otieno, KFTC intern on July 11, 2017
KFTC hosts annual Barn Bash, the Wilderness Trace Chapter's biggest annual event to celebrate great local work, invite new folks into KFTC, encourage members to renew their membership, and raise funds.
Posted by: By Austin Lowe, KFTC Intern on July 7, 2017
Austin Lowe, a student at Thomas More College who is from Leslie County, is interning with KFTC this summer. In June he attended a hearing on mountaintop removal with KFTC members and allies.
Posted by: Connor Allen and Alex Haynes on July 6, 2017
It's not easy to be a person with progressive values in Kentucky.
Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on July 3, 2017
Members of the Northern Kentucky chapter hosted a cookout and potluck this past weekend, inviting folks to attend to share food, discuss the work that community members have done around healthcare
Posted by: KFTC staff on June 27, 2017
There was a significant step forward today when a Congressional committee added a key amendment back into the RECLAIM Act and then approved the bill, sending it to the House floor.
Posted by: KFTC staff on June 16, 2017
