Ag Commish Quarles Offers His Resume to County Attorneys & Offers to Babysit for AG Cameron
LEXINGTON – Dozens of shifting and disinterested county attorneys shift in their seats and make hushed conversation as the biography of Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is read aloud in a ballroom in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. He stares back at a group from the front of the room standing to the side of the elevated...
Gov. Beshear Vetoes GOP Redistricting Maps Calling them ‘Political Gerrymandering’
Gov. Andy Beshear tore up state House and Congressional redistricting maps on Wednesday night calling the maps political gerrymandering. Beshear issued his vetoes of Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 3 on Wednesday evening, calling into question how the districts were redrawn to benefit Republicans. The General Assembly has veto proof majorities in the House...
‘Our Future Is Now,’ Gov. Beshear Tells Kentucky Calling for Big Investments
In a sparsely attended speech before the joint House and Senate, Gov. Andy Beshear once again laid out his budget priorities telling legislators it is time to spend big to move Kentucky forward. My budget is titled: ‘Our Future Is Now.’ Because now is when we must make bold investments,” Beshear said in his address...
GOP Stepped on Beshear’s Budget Toes, But the Governor is Getting a Week of Media Attention
Gov. Andy Beshear may have had his toes stepped on by Republicans in the House of Representatives when they broke with protocol introducing their version of the two-year state budget last week, but the Democratic governor is making this a week of the press – introducing his budget bit-by-bit before he unveils the full plan...
Gov. Beshear Calls for $2 Billion in Pre-K through 12th Grade Education
In a Monday morning press conference the week after House Republicans unveiled their full budget and days before he will unveil his full budget request to the state, Gov. Andy Beshear called on the legislature to put billions into Kentucky’s public education system. Beshear pointed to record investments in the state from outside companies as...
Mayfield Tornado Clean Up Awarded to Company Involved in Federal Whistleblower Lawsuit for Hiring Mexican Nationals as Security While Building Border Wall
The clock is ticking to have the federal government cover 100 percent of tornado cleanup, and in Mayfield, Kentucky, that contract is in the hands of a company tied to a federal whistleblower lawsuit for practices used while building the U.S. Mexico border wall under the Trump Administration. Last week, President Joe Biden promised 100...
Emergency Management Dir. Michael Dossett Postpones Retirement
One week before the worst tornadoes to rip through Kentucky hit Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett announced his impending retirement, he is now putting those plans on hold as Kentucky moves forward from deadly storms and tornadoes that have killed 74. In a news conference on Tuesday, Dossett said he would not be taking his...
Gov. Beshear Orders KY Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Bob Dole
Flags in the bluegrass state will fly at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, Dec. 9, in honor of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who died Sunday. Gov. Andy Beshear’s order comes after a proclamation from the White House ordering flags lowered at all public places, military posts, and naval stations as a mark of respect...
Gov. Beshear’s Northern KY Play: The Brent Spence Bridge
Politicians of all stripes have been making promises and trying to solve the Rubik’s Cube that is the Brent Spence Bridge for years. President Joe Biden’s signing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday could present the opportunity and leave Kentucky’s Governor, Andy Beshear a political beneficiary. The bridge, which carries Interstates 71 and...