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Kentucky Attorney General and Republican candidate for Governor, Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters during the first stop of his multi-city campaign tour in Richmond, Ky., Friday, June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

GOP nominee stresses values in campaign pitch in Kentucky gubernatorial campaign

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

The new Kentucky COVID Memorial was dedicated during a ceremony on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, outside the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. The memorial honors the more than 18,600 Kentuckians who died from the virus. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Kentucky dedicates memorial to honor those lost to COVID-19

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear sits for an interview in Versailles, Ky., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Beshear won the Democratic primary for Governor, and will face Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the fall. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Attacks fly as contentious general election campaign for Kentucky governor begins

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters following his victory in the republican primary in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) **FILE**

‘Everybody likes Daniel’: Cameron’s primary win boosts GOP hopes in Kentucky gubernatorial race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Kentucky Attorney General and Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron speaks with supporters during a campaign stop in Richmond, Ky., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft speaks to a group of supporters during a campaign stop in Liberty, Ky., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Craft personally pumped $2.25 million dollars of her family's wealth into her campaign. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Craft loans her Kentucky GOP campaign an additional $2M

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivers his State of the Commonwealth speech the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Jan. 4, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell by 5% in 2022, offering a sign of hope that treatment efforts are relieving an addiction epidemic that remains a public health crisis, Gov. Beshear said Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Gov. Beshear: Drug overdose deaths fell in Kentucky in 2022

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Somerset, Ky., Mayor Alan Keck responds to a question from the moderator during the Kentucky Gubernatorial GOP Primary Debate in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Keck has proposed a new purpose for tax revenue collected from sports wagering in Kentucky, saying the bulk of the money should be used to bolster school safety. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool **FILE**

Sports betting law sparks talk of launch, use of revenues

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Transgender-rights advocates gather near the Kentucky House chamber, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight. But the consequences are more immediate in Kentucky. Its election this year offers an early test on the state-by-state assault on gender-affirming care for minors. The veto issued Friday set off competing messages likely to be repeated until the November election. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)

Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses reporters during a press conference in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022. Beshear has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths, Friday, March 24, 2023. The bill would ban their access to gender-affirming health care. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivers his State of the Commonwealth speech in front of a joint session of the legislature from the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky GOP seeks school closure records from governor

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 7, 2022. Kelly Craft set a fast pace for raising and spending campaign cash in late 2022, overtaking her Republican rivals in fundraising while pouring more than $1 million into her bid to become Kentucky's next governor, according to the latest campaign-finance reports. The competition for campaign cash will intensify as GOP gubernatorial hopefuls step up their outreach to try to break through the crowded field for the state's May primary. The winner is expected to pose a formidable challenge to incumbent Gov. Beshear, who has maintained high approval ratings in a state that continues to trend toward Republicans. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, file)

Beshear to welcome Biden, give State of Commonwealth speech

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FILE - United States ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Craft launched her long-anticipated campaign for Kentucky governor on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, saying the state's “best days are ahead of us” as she joined a crowded lineup of Republicans competing to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear next year.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor’s race

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, center, talks with residents that have been displaced by floodwaters at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, in Prestonsburg, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

More storms forecasted for flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky

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People work to clear a house from a bridge near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)

Governor: Search for Kentucky flood victims could take weeks

By Dylan Lovan, Bruce Schreiner and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2021, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks about the increases in COVID-19 cases in the state and the opening day of the Kentucky state Legislature special session in Frankfort, Ky. On Monday, July 11, 2022, a Kentucky judge struck down a measure that would have weakened Democratic Gov. Beshear's appointment authority over a key ethics commission, by shifting power to Republican officials to select a majority of the members. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Judge strikes down law changing ethics commission selections

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

This booking photo provided by Pike County, Kentucky, jail shows Lance Storz. Two officers were killed when Storz. opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant at a home in eastern Kentucky Thursday, June 30, 2022, authorities said.Several officers were shot at the scene in Floyd County. Police took Storz into custody late Thursday night, according to media reports. (Pike County, Kentucky, jail via AP)

Flags to be lowered in Kentucky after 3 officers killed

Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the opening day of the Kentucky State Legislature special session in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 7, 2021. Gov. Andy Beshear took action Thursday, June 23, 2022 to combat any signs of price gouging at the pump, touting it as a consumer protection measure amid sky-high gas prices straining Kentuckians' budgets. The Democratic governor signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in response to gas prices hovering close to $5 per gallon..(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky governor declares state of emergency over high gas prices

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivers the State of The Commonwealth address, Wednesday night, Jan. 5, 2022, at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Beshear sounded increasingly confident Thursday, May 5, that he will have the leeway to take &quot;at least some executive action” to make medical marijuana legally accessible in Kentucky. It was the governor's strongest signal yet that he might singlehandedly allow medical marijuana for Kentuckians suffering from certain medical conditions. (Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via AP, File)

Beshear predicts leeway for some action on medical cannabis

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivered the State of The Commonwealth address, Wednesday night, Jan. 5, 2022, at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky's Democratic governor on Friday, April 8, vetoed bills that would revamp the tax code and tighten rules for public benefits, continuing his pushback against the Republican legislative agenda. (Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via AP, File)

Kentucky governor vetoes 15-week abortion ban

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press