A federal appeals court has ruled Kentucky must pay more than $270,000 in attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs who sued the state over Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 lockdown policies. Plaintiffs Randall Daniel, TJ Roberts and Sally O’Boyle sued the Beshear administration in 2020 over orders they received to quarantine after they attended an Easter church…
Appeals Court Rules Kentucky Government Should Pay $270,000 in COVID Church Lockdown Case
Kentucky Governor Says He Lost Two Friends in Louisville Shooting
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an emotional statement following the mass shooting that killed four and injured eight others on April 10 at a Louisville bank that he once used as a campaign headquarters. “This is awful. I have a very close friend that didn’t make it today. And I have another close friend who…
Kentucky Governor Says He Lost Close Friend in Louisville Shooting
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an emotional statement following the mass shooting that killed four and injured nine others on April 10 at a Louisville bank that he once used as a campaign headquarters. “This is awful. I have a very close friend that didn’t make it today. And I have another close friend who…
Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Banning ESG Investment in Public Pensions
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has signed into law a measure that requires the state’s public pension funds to make investment decisions on financial risks and returns, rather than environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Beshear signed House Bill 236 into law on March 24, mandating the state’s fiduciaries to solely consider factors that…
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules ‘Education Opportunity Accounts’ Unconstitutional
A controversial piece of legislation to allow public tax dollars to go toward education opportunity accounts (EOA) in Kentucky has been struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court as unconstitutional. In their opinion, the court came to the conclusion the use of public funds for anything other than public schools, without express approval by voters,…
Infrastructure Damage Hampers Flood Recovery in Kentucky as Death Toll Rises to 28
HINDMAN, Ky.—Damage to critical infrastructure and the arrival of more heavy rains hampered efforts Sunday to help Kentucky residents hit by recent massive flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said. As residents in Appalachia tried to slowly piece their lives back together, flash flood warnings were issued for at least eight eastern Kentucky counties. The National Weather…
Kentucky Gov. Beshear Announces Investigation into Candle Factory Tornado Deaths
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that an investigation will be carried out into the deaths of eight people who were killed at a candle factory when a tornado struck over the weekend. At least eight people were killed after the tornado struck the Mayfield Consumer Products factory, the company said on Sunday. The…
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