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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public universities, declaring that diversity should be embraced as a strength while branding the legislation as being “about hate.” Beshear, who is seen as a potential candidate for the White House in 2028, announced his veto in a social media video. His forceful defense of diversity initiatives comes as Republican President Donald Trump seeks to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. “I believe in the Golden Rule that says we love our neighbor as...

KFC, the fast-food restaurant chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is moving its corporate headquarters in the US from Kentucky to Texas, its owner has announced. Yum Brands said it will shift the office from Louisville to Plano though KFC will keep some operations in Kentucky, including its KFC Foundation. However, Andy Beshear, governor of the state of Kentucky, said: "I am disappointed by this decision and believe the company's founder would be, too. In recent years, many companies have relocated to Texas attracted by the state's lower taxes and business-friendly policies. The decision by Yum Brands is part...

On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said that while there are changes that need to be made to FEMA, the agency has been fully cooperative with helping the state out with the recent flooding in Kentucky, the state’s disaster declaration for the floods was turned around by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “in near record time”, and Trump, Noem, “and FEMA are doing a great job here with us right now.” On “CBS Mornings,” Beshear said, “[L]et me give credit to the Trump administration. We have seen FEMA operating just like they did in the...

Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that there was no lie too big for former President Donald Trump or his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). Partial transcript as follows: MARTHA RADDATZ: A lot of hard work ahead. I’d like to hear a quick reaction to what you heard J.D. Vance talk about. BESHEAR: It’s just amazing. Apparently, there is no lie too big for Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. I mean, when you ask him about the last election, all you’re asking him to do is admit reality, and we deserve to have a vice...

Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky) made the case for a nationwide, anytime, anywhere right to a publicly funded abortion by posing a hypothetical scenario for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio). "Let's imagine for a moment that Senator Vance's wife is raped and impregnated by a criminal who illegally entered the country through our porous southern border," Beshear posited. "Wouldn't the Senator want his wife to have the option to abort that child?" Vance pointed out that "the Democrats want to impose their extreme abortion position on every state in the union. The US Supreme Court wisely recognized that there...

Earlier on Tuesday we covered how Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) expressed a desire for a family member of Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), the running mate for former and potentially future President Donald Trump, to get raped and become pregnant as a result. He made such comments during "Morning Joe," and was then asked again on Tuesday by Andrea Mitchell, during which he continued to attack Vance. "Make him go through this," Beshear had insisted to "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski as he ranted against pro-life laws at the state level. The governor made such a declaration about Vance and his...

Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) is trying to make himself the victim by responding to his rape comments. Earlier on MSNBC, Beshear said, “JD Vance calls pregnancy resulting from rape’ inconvenient.’ Inconvenience is traffic. Make him go through this.” Mitchell said, “So what he’s saying is that you were somehow suggesting, he said, ‘What the hell is this? Why is Andy Beshear,’ he tweeted this out, ‘wishing that a member of my family would get raped. What a disgusting person.’ How do you respond to that? Is that what...

Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss why he thinks reproductive rights need to be front and center this election. “As a man, JD Vance will never have to face any of this personally, but it's sad that he lacks the empathy to be able to put himself in a different position and to understand .

Sen. J.D. Vance took to X to slam Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday morning, alleging that the governor wished “a member of my family would get raped.” Vance previously called pregnancy from rape “inconvenient,” and Beshear recounted Vance’s comments during his appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “J.D. Vance calls pregnancy from rape ‘inconvenient,’ like inconvenience is traffic. Make him go through this,” said Beshear. He also spoke in reference to Democratic National Convention speaker Hadley Duvall, who was raped by her stepfather at 12-years-old and became pregnant. “J.D. Vance calls pregnancy from rape ‘inconvenient,’ like inconvenience is traffic. Make...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) defended Vice President Harris’s newly unveiled economic agenda, saying it will help ensure the economy is working properly. “I do because I’ve been an attorney general, just like the Vice President, I pursued price gouging statutes and their violations when it comes to the price of gas in Kentucky, and we won and ultimately returned millions of dollars to our people. This isn’t about trying to price fix. It’s just making sure that the economy is operating the way it should, that this is really supply and demand, which we all respect,” he said on...

Damaging stories have plagued two candidates at the top of Kamala Harris's running mate search list. On Sunday, we reported that a Democrat running for statewide office in Pennsylvania accused Gov. Josh Shapiro, one of the frontrunners, of covering up sexual harassment in his office. Harris wasn't likely to choose Shapiro anyway. Despite hailing from Pennsylvania, a must-win state for Harris, his Jewish heritage and pro-Israel positions likely would hurt the ticket among the antisemitic and anti-Zionist wing of the party.But now the dirt is coming out about another top contender, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). It turns out that he...

Beshear appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday morning and used his endorsement of Harris to criticize Vance. "Let me just tell you; JD Vance ain't from here," Beshear said. "The nerve that he has to call the people of Kentucky, of eastern Kentucky, 'lazy.' These are the hardworking coal miners that powered the industrial revolution, that created the strongest middle class the world has ever seen. They powered us through two world wars. We should be thanking them, not calling them lazy. So today was an opportunity to support the vice president, but also to stand up for my people....

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear refused to deny Monday that he is in the running to be Kamala Harris’ veep pick, saying instead that “it’s flattering to be a part of it.” During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, Beshear repeatedly dodged questions about whether he’d been asked — or would at least consider — being Harris’ running mate after President Biden dropped his re-election campaign on Sunday. “I don’t know how that process is going to work, but it’s flattering to be a part of it,” the governor said.

The Hill is citing “well-connected Democratic Party insiders” in reporting that Beshear is among several “serious” candidates to be considered for the vice president nominee if President Biden withdraws from the race. The Hill reports his name is on a shortlist to be Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick. Other names mentioned include Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. In recent days, there have been an increasing number of calls from major Democratic Party officials for President Biden to withdraw from the race. Despite these calls, Biden has remained adamant that he is staying in the campaign.

Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) said Wednesday on CNN’s “News Central” that Republicans anti-trans political ads were an example of “anger politics.” Anchor Jake Tapper said, “You said this PAC is about supporting candidates who push back against the national trend of anger politics and division, and I wonder how you define, anger politics and division.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear secured another four years at the helm of Kentucky, defeating his republican challenger Daniel Cameron on election day. The race was one of the most closely watched in the country, believed provide clues about the 2024 presidential race. Kentucky picked up votes in several counties this election compared to his last run against Matt Bevin in 2019. The interactive map below shows how voters voted county by county.

Anti-Trump Republicans within the party offered a variety of reactions to Daniel Cameron’s loss in the Kentucky governor’s race as backers of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well as others, used the opportunity to attack former President Donald Trump.NBC News called the race for Kentucky Democrat incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear Tuesday evening, as did several other outlets.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wins re-election over Republican Daniel Cameron, NBC News projects. https://t.co/BGTk0Rd4wB pic.twitter.com/ymP200ER3G— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 8, 2023CBS News projects Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, will win reelection and is performing better in counties Donald Trump won in 2020."When people...

Kentucky must hold Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear accountable for his response to the coronavirus pandemic, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said as Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron hopes to unseat the Democrat incumbent in Tuesday’s highly anticipated election. “KY must hold Andy Beshear accountable for his pandemic response. He forced your kids to wear masks in school. He labeled your business ‘non-essential.’ And he took away your Freedom of religion by locking down your churches,” Noem said on election eve.

Tonight, President Trump will join me for a GOTV Tele-Rally to directly ask the working men and women of Kentucky to support this historic campaign. Join us tonight by dialing in at 9 PM ET / 8 PM CT! #TeamCameron

A new Emerson College poll out on Friday shows Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a dead heat less than a week before the Kentucky gubernatorial election — both polling at 47%. The results are a shift for Beshear, who has had a significant lead in almost all polling leading up to the election. Earlier in October, he was polling at 49% in the same poll as Cameron sat at 33%, and 13% of respondents would rather vote for someone else.