Kentucky Legislature Overrides Beshear Vetoes of McConnell Statue, Lawmaker Pay Raises, More

Kentucky Legislature overrides Beshear vetoes of McConnell statue, lawmaker pay raises, more

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear nixed a funding cap for natural disaster response, state audits of local school district finances and a designated spot in the Capitol for a statue of Sen. Mitch McConnell as part of line-item vetoes…

Republicans tear through Beshear’s vetoes, overriding nearly all of them

In one fell swoop, the Republican supermajority overrode nearly all of Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto attempts Tuesday, with one day left in the 2026 legislative session.

KY’s Beshear gives veto pen a workout but GOP has votes to override • Kentucky Lantern

Gov. Andy Beshear gives the State of the Commonwealth address at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort, Jan. 7, 2026. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Arden Barnes)Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has issued more than two dozen vetoes of bills approved by Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature ranging from Medicaid copays to lowering the legal age to carry a concealed firearm. The GOP supermajority has the votes to override Be…