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Beshear is Kentucky's dad and we're okay with that

Beshear is Kentucky’s dad and we’re okay with that

March 26, 2020

Gov. Andy Beshear has earned national renown and praise for his handling of COVID-19 in his state. For the past couple of months, the novel coronavirus...

Minimum wage value is plummeting

Minimum wage value is plummeting

March 11, 2020

One of the main reasons the minimum wage is failing to be a successful, living wage is that it has not been adjusted for inflation. In other words,...

Minimum wage is the new living wage

Minimum wage is the new living wage

March 5, 2020

As the minimum-wage-earning community grows and diversifies, it also takes on a new banner: the living wage. A living wage, as defined by the Merriam-Webster...

Eroding minimum wage is cause for concern

Eroding minimum wage is cause for concern

February 27, 2020

“Nickel and Dimed,” a production presented last week by the University’s department of global languages and theatre arts, confronts the idea of the...

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Trump pushes to end PSLF program

February 19, 2020

Among 45 million Americans, the student debt crisis is currently at $1.6 trillion.  Let me say it again in a different way: 45 million Americans collectively...

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University continues to outsource

February 6, 2020

When a university outsources a service, it means it is looking to an outside company to take over that service. For example, Murray State has outsourced...

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