# The Government Keeps Child Support Owed to Poorest Kentuckians. GOP Lawmaker Seeks Change. **Published:** 2026-10-07T17:19:21.000Z **Source:** [KY Center for Economic Policy](https://kypolicy.org/the-government-keeps-child-support-owed-to-poorest-kentuckians-gop-lawmaker-seeks-change/) **Republished from:** [KY Center for Economic Policy](https://kypolicy.org/the-government-keeps-child-support-owed-to-poorest-kentuckians-gop-lawmaker-seeks-change/) (CC BY-ND 4.0) **Canonical:** https://kypolicy.org/the-government-keeps-child-support-owed-to-poorest-kentuckians-gop-lawmaker-seeks-change/ By Adam K. Raymond, [KY Center for Economic Policy](https://kypolicy.org) · October 7, 2026 [The Government Keeps Child Support Owed to Poorest Kentuckians. GOP Lawmaker Seeks Change.](https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/01/the-government-keeps-child-support-owed-to-poorest-kentuckians-gop-lawmakers-seek-change/) Source: Kentucky Lantern By: Sarah Ladd The post [The Government Keeps Child Support Owed to Poorest Kentuckians. GOP Lawmaker Seeks Change.](https://kypolicy.org/the-government-keeps-child-support-owed-to-poorest-kentuckians-gop-lawmaker-seeks-change/) appeared first on [Kentucky Center for Economic Policy](https://kypolicy.org). ## Sources - [KY Center for Economic Policy](https://kypolicy.org/the-government-keeps-child-support-owed-to-poorest-kentuckians-gop-lawmaker-seeks-change/)