Kentucky lawmakers voice support for federal heating, cooling assistance as Trump seeks to cut it • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky lawmakers voice support for federal heating, cooling assistance as Trump seeks to cut it • Kentucky Lantern

Rep. Jim Gooch, the chair of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee, listens to testimony during a committee hearing. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)Two key Republican lawmakers in the Kentucky legislature are voicing support for a federal program helping tens of thousands of Kentucky households with heating and cooling costs as the Trump administration proposes to eliminate the funding. Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, and Rep.…

Kentucky lawmakers voice support for federal heating, cooling assistance as Trump seeks to cut it

Tens of thousands of Kentucky households received assistance through LIHEAP to prevent utility disconnections.