The House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 9, the charter school funding bill that will bring a charter school to Northern Kentucky. The bill’s original passage in the House had a narrow vote of 51-46, but the proponents of the bill gained a vote in Rep. Michael Pollock (R-Campbellsville) to […]
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ACLU, Planned Parenthood file lawsuits as Kentucky Legislature overrides Governor’s veto of Omnibus Abortion Bill
Just as the Legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 3, the omnibus abortion bill, advocates from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU announced they are filing two lawsuits against the new law. The new law would make several changes to abortion laws in Kentucky, including a 15-week ban that is similar to the […]
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Beshear announces EV battery plant coming to Western Kentucky
Envision AESC, a world-leading Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company, along with Gov. Andy Beshear, announced today its $2 billion investment to build a new, state-of-the-art gigafactory in the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green, Warren County. The 30GWh plant will create 2,000 skilled jobs in the region, producing battery cells and modules to power the […]
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Beshear budget finalized: Brent Spence and Covington ‘wet lab’ get funding
Gov. Andy Beshear dug into the details of the biennial budget Monday. While he did veto some items, he spent much more time highlighting the positive aspects of the budget passed by the General Assembly. One technical point: While the items Beshear approved become law, the things he vetoed can still be overridden by the […]
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Beshear considers executive order on medical marijuana
With House Bill 136 — the medical marijuana bill — likely not passing this legislative session, Gov. Andy Beshear mentioned that he might be open to issuing an executive order to legalize cannabis in Kentucky during his Thursday update on April 7. “We’re going to explore that,” Beshear said. “First, we should. It is time […]
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Beshear vetoes trans sports bill and SBDM Council Bill
Gov. Andy Beshear has been busy so far this veto period. He’s vetoed most of the bills that he was expected to veto. He still hasn’t vetoed the omnibus abortion bill, which had some last minuted language to include Sen. Max Wise’s (R-Campbellsville) 15-week abortion ban. The ban would be similar to Mississippi’s, and if […]
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Gov. Beshear vetoes charter school bill
Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 9 Thursday. Under the bill’s provisions, Northern Kentucky could possibly be home to a charter pilot school as early as 2023. “Our taxpayer dollars should not be redirected to for-profit entities that run charter schools,” Beshear said in his Thursday press conference. “As attorney general, I can tell you […]
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Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff Friday in honor of Kentucky sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, April 8, in honor of a Kentucky sailor who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but whose remains were only identified last year. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Hal J. Allison, 21, […]
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Douglas Frank claims ‘voter fraud’ in Kentucky; secretary of state says it’s ‘absurd’
Dr. Douglas G. Frank stood in from of a crowd at the Erlanger Branch of the Kenton County Library on Wednesday evening. With a booming voice and an American flag bowtie, the self-described physicist delivered an address that gave updates to his mathematical formula that allegedly shows the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. […]
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Beshear reelection campaign raises $1 million in first quarter
Gov. Andy Beshear’s announced that his reelection campaign raised over $1 million in campaign funds in the first quarter of 2022. This brings his total to $2.4 million in six months since he announced his reelection campaign. “Our team is working to preserve and expand on the progress we’ve made for Kentuckians over the last […]