By Linda Blackford | Editor
Good morning. The Trump administration came through for Kentucky on some much needed funding for mental health programs. As we are reminded in Commentary today, September is Suicide Prevention Month.
Thanks to the Appalachian News Exchange, we have a story from Sylvia Goodman of Louisville Public Media on who exactly will be getting tax credits/scholarships for private and public school students.
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Holliss Williamson, a triage specialist, works in her office in River Valley Behavioral Health in Owensboro, Kentucky, on February 10, 2023. (Photo by Arden Barnes for Kentucky Lantern.)
By Sarah Ladd
Kentucky will receive $17 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday.
Of the eight groups seeking to become scholarship granting organizations under the new federal tax credit, five are specifically designed for private and religious education. (Photo by J. Tyler Franklin for LPM)
By Sylvia Goodman, Louisville Public Media
For the first time, Kentuckians will be able to direct some of their tax dollars toward private or homeschool education. Starting Jan. 1, Kentuckians can get a one-for-one tax credit on up to $1,700 worth of donations to state groups that give out scholarships. Now, groups that want to grant those scholarships are lining up for approval.
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