There’s Precedent for the Transition Assistance Eastern Kentucky Needs

There’s Precedent for the Transition Assistance Easter...

The new power plant rules proposed this week will make coal less competitive in the coming decades. It’s just one factor pointing toward continued decline in eastern Kentucky coal production, the main causes of which are the rising cost of...
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Severance Tax Dollars Need Stronger Overall Strategy

Severance Tax Dollars Need Stronger Overall Strategy

This blog is cross-posted at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. The House version of the new state budget takes $20 million of coal severance money the governor’s budget had allocated to region-wide programs and local governments and shifts...
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Webinars on ARC’s Strategic Plan

From the Appalachian Regional Commission. . .On June 15, 16, and 17 the Commission will hold a series of interactive webinars to obtain citizen input for a six-year (2011–2016) strategic plan that will guide future ARC economic and community...
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Central Appalachian Schools Lose in Education Funding Formul...

Coming reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act has brought up serious issues with the formula the federal government uses to allocate monies under Title I, the program that targets financial support to high-poverty...
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The Limits of Industrial Recruitment

The challenge of overreliance on industrial recruitment as an economic development strategy came clear in an article in today’s Lexington Herald-Leader. The story, “A year later, no businesses in Martin Co. Business Center,” describes Martin...
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Pine Mountain Settlement School Symposium: Registration Dead...

From Randal Pfleger at the Pine Mountain Settlement School: Greetings from Pine Mountain Settlement School! Registration Deadline for the Sustainability Symposium has been extended to Monday April 26! Event Announcement and Details below:...
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Win-Win-Win for Rural America

New legislation filed recently in Congress would go a long way toward helping people and businesses in rural areas like Central Appalachia save money and energy and create jobs. The Rural Energy Savings Program, filed as H. R. 4785 and S. 3102,...
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Your Ideas on Appalachia’s Economic Future

The Appalachian Regional Development Initiative is the name of a new effort aimed at exploring “what the Federal Government can do to promote stronger and more diversified Appalachian economies.” In particular, the initiative seeks to better...
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