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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks at a press conference at the Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Ky., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky governor unveils paid leave plan for state workers with a new child or serious illness

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his recent freeze-ups on camera, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

This image released by Kentucky's London Police Department shows Joseph A. Couch, a person of interest in the Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, shootings on Interstate 75 near London, Ky. (London Police Department via AP, File)

Human remains positively identified as Kentucky highway shooter

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses a crowd gathered in Jackson, Ky., Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky Republicans ridicule Beshear’s efforts to land spot on national Democratic ticket

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during an interview at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Soda Pop Wars: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes for barb, but not to Sen. JD Vance

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks about the status of the construction of the Blue Oval SV Battery Plant during an interview at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) ** FILE **

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear endorses Harris, open to VP consideration

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden participates in a briefing at Marie Roberts Elementary School about the ongoing response efforts to devastating flooding, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Lost Creek, Ky. From left are Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Biden, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Popular Democratic governors publicly back Biden while floated as replacements

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a joint session of the state Legislature to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address in the House chambers of the state Capitol, Jan. 3, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. Beshear predicted Thursday, May 2, that his recent economic development trip to Germany and Switzerland will reap more business investments in the Bluegrass State. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky governor predicts trip to Germany and Switzerland will reap more business investments

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a joint session of the state Legislature to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address in the House chambers of the state Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. Beshear vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes, saying it would saddle the state with sharply higher incarceration costs. The sweeping measure also would criminalize homelessness by creating an “unlawful camping” offense, Gov. Andy Beshear said in his veto message late Tuesday, April 9.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky governor cites higher incarceration costs in veto of criminal justice bill

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, speaks with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear during a ceremony in the Rotunda at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2, 2024. Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday, March 28 gave final approval to a bill stripping the state's Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of McConnell.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a joint session of the Legislature at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 3, 2024. Democratic Gov. Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky, announced the formation of a federal political action committee on Monday, Jan. 8 to support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

This image taken from video and provided by WTVQ shows people helping arrange cots at Rockcastle Middle School, being used as an evacuation center, in Mount Vernon, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. People were evacuated from a nearby town after a CSX train derailed Wednesday near Livingston, a remote town with about 200 people in Rockcastle County. CSX says two of the 16 cars that derailed carried molten sulfur, which caught fire after the cars were breached. (WTVQ via AP)

Small Kentucky town urged to evacuate after train derails, spilling chemical

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during an election night rally after he was elected to a second term in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Andy Beshear’s path to reelection as Kentucky governor went through Trump country

By Robert Yoon - Associated Press

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reacts to a question sits for his first interview following his re-election in the Kentucky Governors race in the State Reception Room at the Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Beshear defeated Attorney General Daniel Cameron to retain the Governorship. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Gov. Beshear says reelection in Kentucky shows how Democrats can overcome U.S. political divisions

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Moderator Renee Shaw, center, talks with Kentucky gubernatorial candidates, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, left, and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, right, during a debate at KET Network Center in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Beshear and Cameron have reached the end of their hard-hitting campaign for governor in Kentucky. After months of sparring over abortion and the economy, they'll await the verdict from voters Tuesday, Nov. 7. (Kentucky Educational Television via AP, Pool, File)

Beshear hopes abortion debate will help him win another term as governor in GOP-leaning Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

A person with an outline of the state of Ohio on the back of their hoodie, fills out a ballot during early in-person voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Governors’ races, abortion in Ohio and Virginia’s legislature are on the ballot. Follow live updates

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Kentucky Governor and Democratic candidate for re-election Andy Beshear speaks at the Democratic Party of Daviess County Headquarters during a bus tour across Kentucky, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)

Democrat Andy Beshear overcomes Biden’s unpopularity to win reelection as Kentucky governor

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Kentucky Governor and Democratic candidate for re-election Andy Beshear speaks to supporters during a stop of his statewide bus tour in Richmond, Ky., Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Democratic Gov. Beshear downplays party labels in campaigning for 2nd term in GOP-leaning Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Louisville metro Police and emergency personnel block the streets outside of the Old National Bank building in Louisville, Ky., April 10, 2023. Struck by tragedy when one of his closest friends died in a mass shooting, Kentucky's Democratic governor supports a proposal meant to keep firearms away from people deemed as threats to themselves or others. His Republican challenger offers condolences for his rival's loss but opposes the measure. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, file)

In the Kentucky governor’s race, the gun policy debate is both personal and political

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press