The Latest Breaking News from Andy Beshear

GOP-dominated state legislature could override veto, while LGBT+ advocates argue only one openly transgender student athlete plays on a school sports team in the state

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear issued a veto Wednesday of a bill that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls or women’s sports grades six through senior year of college.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments

For the first time in a month, Kentucky reported a drop in new COVID-19 cases last week, likely signaling a leveling off in the state's worst infection surge to date, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Monday.

A poll released this week showed that Gov. Andy Beshear’s approval rating is on the rise in Kentucky.

Este año, tanto los gobernadores republicanos como los demócratas están ejerciendo presión para que se le pague más —y, en algunos casos, se le dé más formación— a profesores, policías, personal sanitario y otros profesionales que han demostrado ser esenciales durante la pandemia del coronavirus.

Both Republican and Democratic governors are pushing this year for higher pay — and in some cases, more training — for teachers, police officers, health care workers and other professionals who’ve proved essential during the coronavirus pandemic.

Welcome to the Tuesday, January 25, Brew. 

Kentucky enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 20 when the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of legislation establishing the state’ new congressional map. Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 3 —the congressional redistricting legislation —on Jan. 19. Kentucky was apportioned six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after…