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Beshear touts economic growth, encourages collaboration during State of the Commonwealth address
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says Kentuckians are facing serious new challenges, but the state of the commonwealth remains strong, and that comes from leaders focusing on moving the state “not right, not left, but forward for everyone.”
“We’ve done this by recognizing the most important things to our people,” Beshear said. “They’re not partisan. They’re not even bipartisan. They are nonpartisan. A good job, affordable health care, safe roads and bridges, good schools, safe communities. These aren’t red or blue issues. They’re just what every Kentucky family wants, what every Kentucky family deserves, and what our American families demand.”
The governor delivered the annual speech and budget address at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort Wednesday night.
Beshear touted more than $45 million in new investment over the past six years and “68,000 new jobs at the highest three-year average for new wages” in the state’s history. Beshear said the state secured another top five ranking for economic development last year.
“That’s now five straight years of being in the top five in the country, and we’ve been congratulated by the toughest of critics as we secured three credit upgrades which say Kentucky is on the upswing,” Beshear said. “The products we make are being sold all over the world as we have broken back-to-back our record on exports.”
The governor discussed infrastructure improvements, increased hiring for the Kentucky State Police, efforts to improve access to healthcare, and the state’s Pre-K for All Initiative.
The full text of the governor’s address can be found on the state website, and the speech can be viewed on the governor’s YouTube channel.
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