May 17 Economy Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill A group of Congressional leaders asked the Trump administration to review a Russian company’s investment in a new Kentucky aluminum mill. The request comes from eight prominent Democratic lawmakers with leadership roles in committees with oversight, banking and national security responsibilities, including Ohio Sen.Sherrod Brown and House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff. The lawmakers […] By Sydney Boles May 17 Economy Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill Sydney Boles
Oct 11 Energy & Environment Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers The Environmental Protection Agency’s move to end the Clean Power Plan is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to support the struggling coal industry. The Department of Energy is also pushing a new way to subsidize coal power. But a new study suggests market forces — not regulations — will still make more coal power plants […] By Glynis Board Oct 11 Energy & Environment Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers Glynis Board
Jul 21 Health Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the law for access to care. This occasional series from the ReSource explores what’s ahead for the Ohio Valley after Obamacare. See more stories here >> […] By Mary Meehan , Aaron Payne and Jeff Young Jul 21 Health Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid Mary Meehan, Aaron Payne and Jeff Young
Jul 5 Health Senators Take Heat On Health Care During Summer Break Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to the western Kentucky city of Paducah this week to talk about improvements to a local flood wall. Instead he heard a flood of complaints from more than 30 protesters upset about the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. “We will not go […] By Nicole Erwin and Mary Meehan Jul 5 Health Senators Take Heat On Health Care During Summer Break Nicole Erwin and Mary Meehan
May 3 Economy McConnell’s Dual Role In Miners’ Benefits Saga Retired miners will not lose their health benefits, as had been feared, thanks to last-minute action from Congress. However, Congress did not act on the miners’ faltering pension benefits fund, which supports some 43,000 retired miners in the Ohio Valley region. The health and pension benefits had been connected in legislation in Congress called the […] By Becca Schimmel May 3 Economy McConnell’s Dual Role In Miners’ Benefits Saga Becca Schimmel
Jan 24 Economy Competing Bills On Miners Benefits Tens of thousands of retired coal miners and their families in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia face another deadline on expiring healthcare benefits and pensions. A temporary extension Congress funded late last year expires in April. A regional Senate Republican and Democrat have offered competing bills to address the issue. The two measures differ sharply […] By Becca Schimmel Jan 24 Economy Competing Bills On Miners Benefits Becca Schimmel