Governor Andy Beshear

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is warning of a likely shortfall in state revenue for the current fiscal year. A group of ten economists known as the state’s consensus forecasting group will meet Sept. 16 to revise budget estimates for the current fiscal year that ends June 30, 2026.

Apple says it will partner with a Kentucky manufacturer to produce all of the glass on its iPhones and other products in the Bluegrass State.

Gov. Andy Beshear is renewing his call for universal pre-K in Kentucky. This time, he’s harnessing the power of education and business leaders in an effort to influence reluctant state lawmakers.

Kentucky’s attorney general says federal law doesn’t require taxpayers to fund gender re-assignment surgeries for transgender inmates in state custody. Republican AG Russell Coleman issued an opinion on Thursday, calling the idea “absurd.”

The Republican majority in the Kentucky General Assembly is pushing back on new proposals concerning gender-affirming care for state inmates. The state Department of Corrections has proposed new rules to improve accommodations for transgender prisoners, which could include gender reassignment surgeries.

Gov. Andy Beshear continues to be coy about potentially becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee under Kamala Harris. Reports are conflicting about whether Beshear is on a short list of Democrats being considered by the Harris campaign.

Businesses that want to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for Kentucky can start applying for permits starting Monday, part of an accelerated push to have products available in early 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

Andy Beshear is now a twice-elected Democratic governor in a state that keeps trending Republican. Beshear is becoming a national figure who could be a presidential candidate as early as next year, according to one political observer.

Of the 450 Kentucky voters surveyed Oct. 1-3, 49% said they would vote for Beshear if the election were held that day. Only 33% said they would vote for Cameron, with 13% still undecided.

In the "Safer Kentucky Act," Louisville Republican legislators proposed 18 measures that would increase penalties for existing crimes, place restrictions on nonprofit bail funds, and ban "street camping" and homeless encampments in public areas.