Tag: kentucky
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Warns of El Niño-Driven West Coast Chaos, Reports Kansas Crash and Trump Kentucky Pledge
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing warns an El Niño effect could bring chaos to California and the West Coast, and reports a deadly Kansas truck crash and Trump's $100M Kentucky pledge.
WeatherEnvironmentClimate ChangeGeneral WeatherUSA El NiñoCaliforniaWest Coast weatherWichita KansasDonald TrumpKentuckyLake PowellUSA TODAY Daily Briefing
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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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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 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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Beshear Marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Touts $45.5M Kentucky Investment
Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear highlight $45.5 million in state pediatric cancer research and family support, as the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund backs 62 projects.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentUSAState GovernmentsMedical ScienceSocial IssuesEducation Childhood Cancer Awareness MonthAndy BeshearKentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fundpediatric cancer researchBritainy Beshearmedical debt reliefKentuckyKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear: $1.7 Billion in Extra Revenue Can Fully Fund Medicaid, Senior Meals and Pre-K
Kentucky's Consensus Forecasting Group revised General Fund estimates upward by $997.9 million for fiscal 2027 and $708 million for fiscal 2028, and Gov. Andy Beshear wants the money for Medicaid, senior meals and Pre-K.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessUSAState GovernmentsEconomyEducationSocial Issues Andy BeshearKentuckyConsensus Forecasting GroupMedicaidPre-K for Allstate budgetJohn HicksKentucky Governor's Office
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Beshear Secures Nearly $17 Million in Federal Grants for Mental Health and Addiction Services
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced nearly $17 million in SAMHSA grants to fund 988 crisis services, youth mental health programs, mobile crisis teams, doula support and school crisis response.
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Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear Urges Neighbors to Help During Hunger Action Month
Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear marks Hunger Action Month, noting more than 837,000 Kentuckians face hunger, including nearly 258,000 children, and urges volunteering and donations.
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Medvantx Opens Expanded Louisville Pharmacy Facility, a $26.8 Million Investment Creating 122 Jobs
Gov. Andy Beshear joins Medvantx to open a newly expanded Louisville distribution facility, a nearly $27 million investment adding 122 jobs and more than doubling the company's Kentucky footprint.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentHealthUSAEconomyEmployment and LaborState GovernmentsGeneral Politics MedvantxAndy BeshearLouisvilleKentuckyKurt BrowningEconomic DevelopmentPharmacy ServicesKentucky Governor's Office
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Media Monitor: Massie Moves to Impeach Hegseth Over Iran War
NPR reports Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the war in Iran.
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Media Monitor: Republican Rep. Massie Moves to Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth Over Iran War
NPR reports Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, citing the war in Iran.
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Beshear Signs Order to Erase $250 Million in Medical Debt for 130,000 Kentuckians
Gov. Andy Beshear's executive order directs $2.5 million to Undue Medical Debt, wiping out $250 million in medical debt for more than 130,000 Kentuckians, with relief letters arriving by mail.
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Kentucky Governor Beshear Delivers Comprehensive Team Kentucky Update on Economic Growth, Gas Prices, and State Initiatives
Governor Andy Beshear provided a wide-ranging Team Kentucky update, addressing economic development, record gas prices, expanded pre-K, improved driver licensing, EV charging, and a bourbon auction, while First Lady Britainy Beshear highlighted arts and education.
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U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Breaks Ground on New Hopkinsville Facility, Creating 200 Jobs
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company breaks ground on a $250 million manufacturing facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, creating over 200 new jobs. Governor Beshear and local officials celebrate this significant investment, boosting the region's economy and workforce.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborAgriculture KentuckyHopkinsvilleU.S. Smokeless Tobacco CompanyJob CreationManufacturingEconomic DevelopmentChristian CountyKentucky Governor's Office
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Kentucky Governor Beshear Details Economic Growth, Disaster Aid, and Public Health Initiatives
Governor Andy Beshear provided updates on a $1 billion GE Appliances investment, federal aid for June flooding, $18M for hospitals, and initiatives for public health, hunger, and addiction recovery, while also criticizing federal tariff policies.
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Gov. Beshear Approves $5.3 Million for Kentucky Site Development
Governor Andy Beshear announced nearly $5.3 million in state funding for site and building development in Trigg, Daviess, Bourbon, and Nicholas counties. These KPDI projects aim to attract businesses and create jobs, strengthening Kentucky's economic future.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborReal Estate KentuckyEconomic DevelopmentSite DevelopmentKPDITrigg CountyDaviess CountyBourbon CountyKentucky Governor's Office