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Civil Rights: Kentucky
- Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
- The Commission handles reports of discrimination and violations of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act and educates the public concerning their rights under the law. The Commission just recently celebrated its 40th anniversary and you can view video clips from the celebration.(Requires Windows Media Player)
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Families and Children: Kentucky
- Families and Children Cabinet
- The Cabinet's mission is "protecting
and promoting the well-being of Kentuckians by delivering quality human services." They are responsible for child abuse investigations, foster care and adoption, child support collection, food stamp and disability determinations, etc.
- Governor's Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services
- This site includes general information, statistics, legislation, federal and state laws, information about victims'rights and links to victim services agencies and organizations.
- Kentucky Commission on Women
- The Commission focuses on issues pertaining to women, including health, equality, discrimination and more.
- University of Louisville State Data Center
- The Center provides Kentucky demographic data. For example, Kids Count.
- Long-term Policy Research Center
- This center provides research, data analysis, long-term strategic planning, coordination of resources and information across different branches and agencies of government and outreach to the public. The website includes a searchable database of recent articles produced by the Center on a variety of subjects ranging from Agriculture to Welfare and Poverty. Many of these articles, including Future Well-being of Women in Kentucky are available fulltext online.(PDF format)
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Revenue: Kentucky
- Revenue Cabinet
- The Revenue Cabinet web site provides access to information pertaining to taxation, plus fulltext tax publications such as Kentucky Tax Facts (PDF Format) and
downloadable tax forms.
- Governor's Office for Policy & Managment.
- This site provides the fulltext of the Current Budget of the state of Kentucky.(PDF format)
- Long-term Policy Research Center
- This center provides research, data analysis, long-term strategic planning, coordination of resources and information across different branches and agencies of government and outreach to the public. The website includes a searchable database of recent articles produced by the Center on a variety of subjects ranging from Agriculture to Welfare and Poverty. Many of these articles, including 5.8 Billion and Change are available fulltext online. (PDF format)
- Treasury, Dept. of
- The Department of the Treasury is responsible for all financial transactions involving the state of Kentucky. The website includes a searchable database of unclaimed property held by the state.
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Workforce Development and Labor: Kentucky
- Kentucky Labor Cabinet
- This regulatory agency is concerned with all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including occupational safety and health, wage and hours, child labor, and workers' compensation.
- Workforce Development Cabinet
- The Cabinet seeks to improve the skills of the workforce and provide training and employment opportunities to both employers and those seeking employment.
- Kentucky Economic Development Information System - Community Information
- For many years the Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research has published Resources for Economic Development community guides. Produced in partnership with local economic development contacts and the Division of Site Evaluation, the Economic Development Information System provides current local economic development data on every major community across the state in a continuously updated web-based format. Statistical information presented includes community population, education, and employment by major industry.
- BGADD Bluegrass Area Development District
- Kentucky's counties are grouped into regions known as Area Development Districts, or ADD's.
The Bluegrass Area Development District (BGADD) was formally organized in 1971 at a meeting of
elected officials and other community leaders from the seventeen Central Kentucky counties - -
Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln,
Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford. Locally elected officials and citizen
members comprise the BGADD board of directors. In addition to those general functions that it
shares with the other ADD's, Bluegrass ADD has received designations from various Federal
agencies that recognize the ADD as the regional body for those agencies' programs. Federal
agencies include the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC); the Department of Housing & Urban
Development (HUD); and the Economic Development Administration (EDA). BGADD has also been
designated an "Area Agency on Aging" and as such, receives grants to plan for, administer,
and pass through operational funding for
senior citizen programs in each of the 17 counties. The Bluegrass Region has also been
designated a "Service Delivery Area" for programs under the Job Training Partnership Act
(JTPA). The BGADD acts as the administrative agent for the Bluegrass Regional Private Industry
and Development Council, which allocates JTPA funds within the region. In its roles as the
State-designated comprehensive planning and development agency for the 17-county region,
Bluegrass ADD also receives State funds. Which are used to match Federal grants for a variety
of activities. ADD's are also authorized to seek service contracts with State agencies to do
specific scopes of work such as regional transportation planning and local implementation of
the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program of welfare reform. In addition to its
regional planning role, BGADD (through its staff) also provides technical and management
assistance to local communities on a broad range of topics.
Workforce Development and Labor: U.S.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor offers many resources of interest to Kentuckians. Including statistical data such as Kentucky Annual Averages Employment Indicators and Women,Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 1998, regional information, special reports and a link to the Occupational Outlook Handbook . The website can also be searched by keyword.
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last updated: 4/11/01
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