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The following op-ed is written by Jason Bailey , executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Monday’s vote was the start of the process of allowing lawmakers to work on the approximately $12 billion state budget in a conference committee.

Jan. 8—Gov. Andy Beshear presented his plan for Kentucky's roughly $12 billion state budget to the General Assembly in a virtual address Thursday night. "With this budget, we have an unprecedented opportunity to provide real relief and jump ahead of other states," Beshear told the assembled lawmakers in a televised message that he had previously recorded in the Governor's Mansion to promote ...

/ WSIP AM 1490 | CBS Sports Jan 7, 2021 7:26 PM Thanks to the many sacrifices made by Kentuckians during the pandemic, the State of the Commonwealth is stronger and more prepared than most to defeat COVID-19 and sprint into our future, Gov. Andy Beshear declared this evening in a speech to a joint meeting of the General Assembly. The Governor delivered his combined State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address in a virtual speech recorded in his office due to coronavirus restrictions and ...

Gov. Beshear: ‘Better Kentucky Budget’ Allows Commonwealth to Lead in Post-COVID Economy

WNKY 40 News January 8, 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, the Governor delivered his combined State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address in a virtual speech recorded in his office due to coronavirus restrictions and delayed a day by the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Tonight, I address both a state and a country that are hurting,” Gov. Beshear said during his address. “Hurting from a pandemic that has swept across the world, upended our economy and taken the lives of our loved ones. Hu...

Credit KET, WSAZ Thanks to the many sacrifices made by Kentuckians during the pandemic, the State of the Commonwealth is stronger and more prepared than most to defeat COVID-19 and sprint into our future, Gov. Andy Beshear declared this evening in a speech to a joint meeting of the General Assembly. The Governor delivered his combined State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address in a virtual speech recorded in his office due to coronavirus restrictions and delayed a day by the attack on the U.S...

(OpEd By Jim Waters, who is president and CEO of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Kentucky’s free-market think tank. Read previous columns at www.bipps.org. He can be reached at jwaters@freedomkentucky.com and @bipps on Twitter.) “Walking in a COVID Spending-Land” (to the tune of “Winter Wonderland”) Spending grows, are you ready? To try and keep your business steady? Big-government types are happy tonight, Walking in a COVID spending land. The only thing heavier ...

Craft brewers in Kentucky experienced exponential growth prior to COVID-19. A 2019 Forbes article documented that Kentucky had the second highest rate of craft brewer growth in the nation — a whopping 43%.   There are currently 88 craft breweries across Kentucky. These are locally owned and operated small businesses, led by Kentucky entrepreneurs who have collectively invested over $200 million in the Commonwealth. They generate $872 million in economic activity annually and employed ov...