In his virtual State of the Commonwealth address Thursday night, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear laid out budget priorities like relief for small businesses, raises for teachers and future investment in new industries like medical marijuana and sports betting.
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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 delayed a day by the attack on the U.S. Capitol by domestic terrorists.
âTonight, I address both a state and a country that are hurting,â Gov. Beshear said during his address. âHurting from a pandemic that has swept across the world, upended our economy and taken the lives of our loved ones. Hurting from attacks on our democracy that yesterday rose to the level of a direct attack on the United States Capitol.â
The prepared text of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth-Budget address, delivered Thursday evening to lawmakers. Good evening. President Stivers, Speaker Osborne, Members of the General Assembly and to everyone watching from home, including Justice Minton and the Kentucky Supreme Court, our Constitutional Officers, our Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman, the First Lady and my kids, Will and Lila: Tonight, I address both a.
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Governor Andy Beshear unveiled his “Better Kentucky” budget during a State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address Thursday night that was pre-recorded and presented virtually to a socially-distanced joint session of the state House and Senate.
Governor Beshearis proposing a fast-tracked bill to immediately make available $220 million in the Better Kentucky Small Business Relief Fund for small businesses who have experienced loss due to the pandemic.
The governor’s proposed one-year budget would authorize $48 million in CARES Act funding to those who have waited weeks or months to receive unemployment benefits and to help those who missed out on the federal government’s Lost Wages Assistance Program because they made too little.
Kentucky lawmakers react to Governor Beshear s budget proposal
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â As the pandemic and its effects continue to dominate the lives of many Kentuckians, Gov. Andy Beshear delivered a virtual State of the Commonwealth Thursday.
The governor began his address by discussing the state s response to the coronavirus and presented a budget he said will help Kentucky lead in a post-COVID economy. When the full story of this pandemic is told, team Kentucky will stand tall on how we took care of one another, he said during the address.
He also called for an end to petty partisanship.