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Beshear Appeals Trump's Denial of Federal Aid for 5 Kentucky Counties After Deadly June Storms
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is appealing President Trump's denial of Public Assistance for five counties hit by June flooding and storms that killed six Kentuckians, seeking broader FEMA aid.
Politics and GovernmentWeatherUSAFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsDisastersGeneral WeatherSocial Issues Andy BeshearFEMAKentucky floodingDonald Trumpdisaster declarationPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation Grant ProgramKentucky Governor's Office
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Medical Cannabis Now Available in All 11 Kentucky Licensing Regions After Prestonsburg Dispensary Opens
Sunnyside Dispensary in Prestonsburg opened Oct. 12 as the first in the Mountain Region, bringing Kentucky to 26 operating dispensaries and full coverage of all 11 licensing regions.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAState GovernmentsLegalSocial Issues Medical CannabisKentuckyAndy BeshearSunnyside DispensaryPrestonsburgOffice of Medical CannabisSenate Bill 47Kentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Touts $17M Floyd County Expansion, Medical Debt Relief in Team Kentucky Update
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $17 million Floyd County investment creating 65 jobs, medical debt relief for 130,000 residents, and SNAP cuts affecting 80,000 Kentuckians.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessSportState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesLegalAgriculture Andy BeshearKentuckySNAPmedical debt reliefFloyd Countyhuman traffickinghousingKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear: 80,000+ Kentuckians Lose SNAP Benefits Under Trump Changes
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says federal SNAP changes have left more than 80,000 Kentuckians, including 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors, facing hunger, and urges USDA and Congress to act.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentSocial IssuesAgricultureCongress Andy BeshearSNAPKentuckyBrooke Rollinsfood aidhungerFeeding KentuckyKentucky Governor's Office
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Kentucky's Nine Racetracks to Display Human Trafficking Awareness Posters Under First Lady's Coalition Partnership
First Lady Britainy Beshear announces all nine Kentucky racetracks will display posters identifying human trafficking indicators and National Human Trafficking Hotline information, reaching millions of visitors annually.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSASocial IssuesState GovernmentsLegal Human Trafficking Awareness CoalitionBritainy BeshearKentucky racetracksNational Human Trafficking HotlineChurchill DownsAndy Beshearhuman traffickingKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshears Help Unload 34,000-Pound Food Donation to Fight Kentucky Hunger
Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Frankfort to unload a 34,000-pound food donation for Feeding Kentucky, part of a nationwide America250 effort.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAState GovernmentsSocial IssuesFederal GovernmentAgriculture Andy BeshearBritainy BeshearFeeding KentuckyThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFrankfort, KentuckyFood DonationHunger ReliefKentucky Governor's Office
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R/S-Godwin Truck Body Co. to Invest $17 Million in Floyd County, Creating 65 Jobs
Fourth-generation family-owned trucking equipment manufacturer R/S-Godwin is expanding in Floyd County, Kentucky, with a $17 million investment that will create 65 full-time jobs.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentUSAEconomyEmployment and LaborState GovernmentsManufacturing R/S-Godwin Truck Body Co.Floyd CountyAndy BeshearKentuckyeconomic developmentjob creationKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear, Rogers Announce $22 Million for Eastern Kentucky Revitalization
Gov. Andy Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers announced more than $22 million in Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization funding for healthcare, infrastructure, energy, education and tourism projects across Eastern Kentucky.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessHealthUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentEconomyEnergyEducation Eastern KentuckyAMLER programAndy BeshearHal Rogerseconomic developmentAbandoned Mine LandsSOAR SummitKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Declares State of Emergency to Let Kentucky Farmers and Truckers Use Untaxed Diesel
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency allowing farmers and truckers to use untaxed dyed diesel on public roads, citing rising costs from the war in Iran.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnergyState GovernmentsEconomyAgricultureTransportationElection Andy BeshearKentuckydyed dieselstate of emergencyDonald Trumpgas taxIran warKentucky Governor's Office
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Gov. Beshear Provides Team Kentucky Update
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear covers economic development, Head Start, voter ID, maternal healthcare, Eastern Kentucky funding, a drug policy leadership change and the new Office of Music.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborEducationElectionMusic Andy BeshearTeam Kentucky UpdateHead StartMedicaidAppalachian Regional CommissionOffice of Drug Control PolicyGovernor's Office of MusicKentucky Governor's Office
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Arvato Opens Louisville Fulfillment Center, Creating 150 Kentucky Jobs
Arvato celebrated the grand opening of a nearly 400,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Louisville, its seventh site in the greater Shepherdsville area, creating 150 jobs.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomyState GovernmentsTrade ArvatoLouisvilleAndy BeshearKentuckyfulfillment centereconomic developmentlogisticsKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Announces Record $78.8 Million in Appalachian Regional Commission Funding for Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky receives a record $78.8 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission for 67 Eastern Kentucky projects, beating the previous $59.2 million record set in fiscal year 2023.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentEconomyEnergySocial Issues Andy BeshearAppalachian Regional CommissionEastern KentuckyGayle ManchinKentucky Department for Local GovernmentArea Development PrograminfrastructureKentucky Governor's Office
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Lyon County Approved for Over $560,000 in State Funding for Site and Building Development
KEDFA approves over $560,000 in state funding for a Lyon County project to acquire 58 acres near the Eddyville Industrial Park and build a new rail spur.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAEconomyState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborReal EstateTransportation Kentucky Product Development InitiativeLyon CountyEddyville Riverport and Industrial Development AuthorityAndy BeshearKentucky Economic Development Finance AuthorityEconomic DevelopmentEddyville Industrial ParkKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Warns Trump's Head Start Changes Threaten 15,000 Kentucky Children
Gov. Andy Beshear sent a personal letter and joined 24 attorneys general urging President Trump to reconsider Head Start changes he says would cut funding and harm 15,000 Kentucky children.
Politics and GovernmentEducationHealthUSAWhite HouseFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsSocial Issues Andy BeshearHead StartDonald TrumpKentuckyearly childhood educationattorneys generalHead Start Awareness MonthKentucky Governor's Office
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Gov. Beshear Designates October as Manufacturing Month in Kentucky
Beshear declares October Manufacturing Month as the industry employs over 260,000 Kentuckians, contributes $47.5 billion to GDP and drives the state's best six-year economic growth period.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentUSAEconomyEmployment and LaborState GovernmentsTrade Manufacturing MonthAndy BeshearKentuckyeconomic developmentmanufacturing jobsFord Motor Co.GE AppliancesKentucky Governor's Office
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Kentucky Ranks 13th in Area Development's 2026 Top States for Doing Business
Kentucky placed 13th nationally in Area Development's 2026 Top States for Doing Business, its sixth straight year in the top 20 under Gov. Andy Beshear.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborTradeState Governments KentuckyAndy BeshearArea DevelopmentTop States for Doing Businesseconomic developmentjob creationFord Motor Co.Kentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Marks World Teachers' Day With Push for Educator Raises
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear highlights education support on World Teachers' Day, noting four proposed teacher raises, a lawsuit over frozen federal funds and expanded pre-K access.
Politics and GovernmentEducationState GovernmentsDemocratic PartySocial IssuesLegal Andy BeshearWorld Teachers' DayKentuckyJacqueline ColemanPre-K for Allteacher pay raisespublic educationKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Highlights Two Years of Declining Serious Crime in Kentucky
On the International Day of Non-Violence, Gov. Andy Beshear touted falling crime rates, more school resource officers, higher trooper pay and new reentry and training facilities across Kentucky.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAState GovernmentsLegalSocial IssuesEducation Andy BeshearKentuckypublic safetyCrime in Kentucky Reportschool resource officersrecidivismKentucky State PoliceKentucky Governor's Office
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Kentucky Awarded $10 Million to Boost Maternal Healthcare and Support Moms and Newborns
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America gives Kentucky $10 million of a $20 million first state-level investment, aiming to halve U.S. maternal deaths in five years.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentUSAState GovernmentsSocial IssuesMedical ScienceEconomy KentuckyAndy BeshearHealthy Moms, Healthy Babies Americamaternal healthcareOlivia Waltonmaternal mortalityRural Health Transformation ProgramKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Touts $189M in Victim Services Funding
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, citing nearly 34,000 police responses in 2025 and $189 million in grants to victim service agencies.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAState GovernmentsSocial IssuesLegalGeneral Politics Domestic Violence Awareness MonthAndy BeshearBritainy BeshearKentuckyZeroVTisha PletcherShop & ShareKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Marks End of Suicide Prevention Month With Mental Health Resources Reminder
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear highlights $17 million in new mental health grants, 305,000 988 Lifeline contacts and four straight years of declining overdose deaths as Suicide Prevention Month ends.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAState GovernmentsSocial IssuesEducationLegal Andy BeshearSuicide Prevention MonthKentucky mental health988 LifelineJacqueline Colemanoverdose deathsaddiction recoveryKentucky Governor's Office
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Gov. Beshear Secures $21.9 Million in FEMA Reimbursements for More Than 30 Kentucky Communities
Kentucky secures over $21.9 million in FEMA disaster funds to reimburse cities, counties, utilities and agencies for severe weather events in 2019, 2021, 2025 and 2026, plus a Bowling Green hospital's COVID-19 measures.
Politics and GovernmentWeatherHealthUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentDisastersGeneral Weather Andy BeshearFEMAKentuckyDisaster ReliefSevere WeatherCOVID-19Federal FundingKentucky Governor's Office
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Speed Kentucky to Open $1.47 Million Facility in Owsley County, Creating 60 Full-Time Jobs
Speed Kentucky LLC will invest $1.47 million in a new Owsley County facility for final assembly and distribution of its UTVs, creating 60 full-time jobs in the county's largest-ever investment announcement.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentUSAEconomyEmployment and LaborState GovernmentsManufacturing Speed Kentucky LLCOwsley CountyAndy BeshearRobby GordonJimmy LewisJob CreationKentucky Governor's Office
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Gov. Beshear: RISING Documentary Now Streaming Free on Tubi
Team Kentucky's RISING documentary, chronicling Eastern Kentucky's rebuild after the deadly 2022 floods, is now streaming free on Tubi, with proceeds aiding the Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund.
Politics and GovernmentEntertainmentDisastersUSAState GovernmentsFilm and TVSocial IssuesEnvironment Andy BeshearRISING documentaryTubiEastern Kentucky floodsTeam Kentucky Emergency Relief Fundhigh-ground communitiesHousingCantWait.orgKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Opens $53 Million Bowling Green Veterans Center With 60 Private Suites
Kentucky opens its fifth skilled nursing facility for veterans, a $53 million, 80,000-square-foot center in Bowling Green named for the late Col. Robert E. Spiller, creating 152 jobs.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborMilitarySocial Issues Andy BeshearRobert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans CenterKentucky Department of Veterans Affairsveterans skilled nursing facilityBowling GreenWarren CountyWhitney Allen Jr.Kentucky Governor's Office
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Gov. Beshear: $85 Million Secured To Fund Somerset Northern Bypass
Kentucky secures $85 million in federal INFRA grant funding to build an eight-mile, four-lane Somerset Northern Bypass extending the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway east.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessTransportationState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentEconomyGeneral Politics Somerset Northern BypassAndy BeshearLouie B. Nunn Cumberland ExpresswayINFRA grantKentucky Transportation CabinetRebecca GoodmanLake CumberlandKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Waives Written CDL Test for Kentucky Veterans and Active-Duty Troops
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an emergency regulation waiving the written commercial driver's license test for eligible veterans and active-duty service members who drove commercial-style vehicles in the past two years.
Politics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborTransportationState GovernmentsLegalUSA Andy BeshearCommercial Driver's LicenseKentucky veteransKentucky Transportation CabinetRebecca Goodmanmilitary employmentRobert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans CenterKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Creates Governor's Office of Music to Support Kentucky's Music Industry
Kentucky becomes the second state with an office dedicated to music, launching a directory for artists and venues and a "Sounds Like Home" license plate.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEntertainmentUSAState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborMusic Andy BeshearGovernor's Office of MusicKentuckylive musicSebastian KitchenBourbon & BeyondKentucky Music Industry DirectoryKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Marks Recovery Month With Four Straight Years of Falling Overdose Deaths in Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear highlights four straight years of declining overdose deaths in Kentucky, a 22.9% drop in 2025, expanded recovery resources and efforts to remove dangerous drugs.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsSocial IssuesLegalMedical Science Andy BeshearKentuckyRecovery Monthoverdose deathsaddiction treatmentnaloxonedrug traffickingKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Urges Congress to Expand Black Lung Benefits as Disease Resurges in Appalachia
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter urging the state's Congressional Delegation to back the Support Our Miners Act, which would raise black lung benefits to match inflation for the first time.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSACongressFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborLegal Andy Beshearblack lung diseaseSupport Our Miners ActKentuckycoal minersHouse Resolution 9556Black Lung Benefits ActKentucky Governor's Office