By AP
Frankfort, KY – Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has expanded the agenda for Monday's upcoming special legislative session to include unemployment insurance along with an issue important to Kentucky's bourbon industry. The main issue awaiting lawmakers for the session that begins Monday is passing a two-year state budget. A House-Senate impasse kept lawmakers from passing a spending plan during their 60-day regular session.
Beshear says the special session agenda will include shoring up the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which pays out benefits to jobless Kentuckians and legislation to expand alcohol sampling licenses to support tourism. Beshear says the House and Senate appear to be in agreement on the two additional issues.