Governor Andy Beshear

As Gov. Andy Beshear enters his second term as Kentucky’s governor, he will take part in another tradition-filled inauguration on Dec. 12. The ceremony includes country ham, a 21-gun salute and the Inaugural Parade.

Kentucky's governor made two new appointments to the state board of education on Tuesday, taking action days after drawing election-year criticism for a lapse in adding members to the board.

Republicans have stepped up criticism of Kentucky’s Democratic governor for a lapse in appointments to the state school board. It revives a contentious issue but with a different twist. When he took office, Gov. Andy Beshear overhauled the Kentucky Board of Education, drawing criticism from Republicans. Now Beshear is drawing GOP ire for inaction in dealing with board membership. The dust-up surfaced when the Courier Journal reported that two state school board seats have sat idle for more than a year, GOP leaders say at least one of those board positions — by law — should go to a Republican.

Every year, thousands flood into the small Graves County community to talk politics and partake in pulled pork at the event put on by St. Jerome Catholic Church in Fancy Farm, setting the table for November’s election and other high profile state races, including next spring’s gubernatorial primary.

Governor Andy Beshear visited Mayfield Tuesday to announce the dispersal of more than $20 million in state aid for recovery five months after the December tornado outbreak.

Hopkin County will receive $8.5 million from West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies to help with the ongoing recovery from the devastating December tornado outbreak.

Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 397 into law Thursday, excusing up to 15 days of attendance for schools impacted by the December tornado outbreak.

In front of the damaged Graves County courthouse, the daffodils are in bloom. About a half a mile down the road, Adam Turnbow is about to lose his childhood home.

Kentucky is set to receive about $74 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery funds.

New poll data shows Gov. Andy Beshear’s statewide approval rating at 60%, which is up 5% from last year.