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• Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
  Thursday, July 02, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear has made appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
• Governor Beshear Announces Landmark Judicial Appointments
  Wednesday, July 01, 2009
  Governor Steve Beshear announced today the appointment of three outstanding public servants, Olu Stevens, Sadiqua Reynolds and Erica Lee Williams, to fill judicial vacancies in Jefferson County.
• Beshear Submits Application for State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
  Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  Governor Beshear today, along with interim Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Noland, submitted Kentucky’s application to the U.S. Department of Education for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
• Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on July 1
  Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in honor of First Sgt. John D. Blair, a Kentucky native soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
• World Equestrian Games Agricultural Liaison Named
  Monday, June 29, 2009
  Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and Roger Thomas, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP), announced the appointment of Angela Blank as the World Equestrian Games Agricultural Liaison for Kentucky. She will also serve as the director of public affairs for GOAP.
• Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
  Friday, June 26, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear has made appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
• Governor Beshear announces plan to spare cities, counties millions in ice storm roadway debris cleanup costs
  Friday, June 26, 2009
  Keeping a promise to hard-pressed local governments, Gov. Steve Beshear today said the Transportation Cabinet will bear more of the cost of cleaning up roadway debris left over from the disastrous ice storm of January.
• Governor Beshear Congratulates Kentucky Automotive Manufacturers on National Award
  Friday, June 26, 2009
  Governor Steve Beshear today congratulated three Kentucky automobile assembly plants named among the best in the North American market, according to J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Initial Quality Survey.
• Gov. Beshear: Session produced major accomplishments, jobs will be saved and created, hundreds of millions invested
  Wednesday, June 24, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear today said the Special Session produced significant accomplishments that will save and create thousands of jobs and stimulate hundreds of millions of dollars in investment and economic growth.
• Statement of Gov. Steve Beshear on legislative process
  Tuesday, June 23, 2009
• Governor Beshear Recognizes Sacrifice of Kentucky Casualty
  Tuesday, June 23, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear today recognized the sacrifice of First Sgt. John D. Blair, a Kentucky native solider who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Statement of Gov. Steve Beshear on Senate Committee Vote
  Monday, June 22, 2009
• Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
  Friday, June 19, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear has made appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
• Statement of Gov. Beshear on House vote
  Friday, June 19, 2009
• Statement from Gov. Steve Beshear on unemployment numbers
  Thursday, June 18, 2009
• Gov. Beshear: Action needed on budget, critical investments
  Monday, June 15, 2009
  Against the backdrop of a troubling national recession, Gov. Steve Beshear tonight called upon legislators to come together to plug a $1 billion budget hole and pass legislation that would create jobs and invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the Commonwealth’s economy.
• Gov. Beshear amends call for special legislative session
  Monday, June 15, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear today amended the call for the special legislative session starting today with clarifying language to his proposals for funding mega-transportation projects and Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) at the state’s racetracks.
• Statement of Gov. Steve Beshear on Attorney General Conway’s VLT opinion
  Monday, June 15, 2009
• Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
  Friday, June 12, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear has made new appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
• Legislation will ensure funding for bridges, other transportation projects
  Thursday, June 11, 2009
  Gov. Steve Beshear today unveiled legislation that will create a state authority to help ensure funding of mega-transportation projects such as the proposed bridges in Louisville and Western Kentucky.