A Republican legislator from Alabama made the case for state-supported early childhood education Wednesday during a meeting of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s Pre-K for All Advisory Committee in Kentucky. Rep. Jeana Ross, a former educator and former secretary of her state’s Department of Early Childhood Education, said Alabama’s pre-K program “has survived Democratic and Republican governors” […]
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Alleged fraud in issuing driver’s licenses under investigation in Kentucky, officials say
Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman say investigators have been looking into a whistleblower’s allegations that immigrants paid temporary contract workers to illegally obtain state driver’s licenses. Louisville TV station WDRB reported last week that a former clerk at a Kentucky driver’s licensing office said co-workers sold, for $200 each, state driver’s […]
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Kentucky launches website to combat fraud and scams statewide
The state of Kentucky has launched a new website, StopScams.ky.gov, as part of a statewide initiative to combat fraud through increased public awareness, education and reporting tools. According to a 2024 FBI report, Kentuckians lose more than $74 million annually to online scams. The website aims to reduce those losses by offering resources on how […]
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Beshear joins lawsuit to unfreeze federal funds for electric vehicle chargers
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has joined other Democratic governors and attorneys general in an ongoing lawsuit seeking to unfreeze billions in federal funds allocated to building a nationwide network of chargers for electric vehicles. The Trump administration targeted $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program on Inauguration Day this year and froze […]
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Coleman vs. Comer? 2 politicos fuel speculation for 2027 governor’s race in West Kentucky
Most spectators had their eyes on candidates in Kentucky’s upcoming GOP U.S. Senate primary during events surrounding the Fancy Farm Picnic this weekend. However, a Republican and Democrat encouraged speculation about themselves as candidates in the state’s 2027 governor’s race. While addressing party faithful — Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman at a Democratic dinner and U.S. Rep. […]
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Design for Brent Spence Bridge’s planned companion bridge released
Governors Andy Beshear and Mike DeWine released a video Wednesday morning showing off the design plans for the Brent Spence Bridge’s planned companion bridge. “The design selected is a state-of-the-art, double-decker bridge that prioritizes safety, efficiency, and cost as well as getting this project done as fast as possible for our people,” said Beshear in […]
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As tornado disrupts region’s tourism economy, Beshear asks Trump for expedited disaster declaration
An initial state assessment finds it could cost more than $59 million to clean up more than 1.5 million cubic yards of debris from buildings and vegetation damaged by a tornado that tore through Somerset and London last week. That’s according to a letter that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, requesting […]
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Beshear sues to block new state law pushed by Americans for Prosperity
Written by the Kentucky Lantern’s Liam Niemeyer Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has gone to court to block what the lawsuit calls the “latest power grab” by the GOP-controlled legislature. At issue is a new law that curbs the executive branch’s authority to make regulations. The bill was a priority for the conservative group Americans for Prosperity which […]
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Beshear vetoes Medicaid changes as health advocates urge lawmakers to hold off on restrictions
Health advocates are urging the Kentucky General Assembly to reconsider Republican changes to the Medicaid program passed in the final hours before lawmakers broke for the 10-day veto period. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed the changes — contained in House Bill 695 — saying they would “put up barriers to and delay health care […]
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Beshear vetoes bill Ky professors say erodes academic tenure at public universities
Saying it “threatens academic freedom,” Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has issued a veto to a Republican-backed bill that some Kentucky professors warned would erode academic tenure at the state’s public universities and colleges. Rep. James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, argued House Bill 424, was not about tenure in higher education but instead “employment contracts” between universities and academic employees. If […]
