A look at Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s year-in-review

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – It’s exhausting to consider 2022 is coming to an finish.

As we rely down the ultimate days of the 12 months, Governor Andy Beshear is taking a look in any respect of Kentucky’s accomplishments, milestones, and unfinished enterprise of this 12 months.

In his remaining 12 months evaluate, his ideas turned to the tip of 2021.

“You might stand in the midst of what was a subdivision and simply flip and never see a construction standing,” exclaimed Beshear as he thought again to Dec. 10, 2021. “It’s unbelievable how far we’ve come, although we nonetheless have lots to do.”

One 12 months later, Mayfield, Dawson Springs, and Hardin communities are rebuilding houses and restoring hope of their residents. After the wind got here the water.

Japanese Kentucky confronted flooding in July 2022. A drought with heavy rains made for the “good storm” of adversarial circumstances resulting in a disaster.

“Our dedication is to be there till each residence, each construction is rebuilt, and also you wager I’m gonna be there,” declared Beshear.

There was excellent news within the Bluegrass. Kentucky noticed record-breaking financial development.

”Kentucky is now the electrical car capital at the least of the US and we’re going to intention for the world,” proclaimed Beshear.

Financial development similar to BlueOval SK Battery Park, the large manufacturing campus in unincorporated Hardin County and the Envision AESC groundbreaking this 12 months in Bowling Inexperienced which is one other main financial announcement in Kentucky.

”Simply the primary of the 2 crops which can be being constructed would be the largest battery plant on this planet and it proper right here in Kentucky,” exclaimed the Governor.

Beshear signed an government order this 12 months permitting Kentuckians with sure extreme medical circumstances to make use of medical hashish for therapy.

“80% of Kentuckians really feel we must always have medical marijuana on this state,” shared Beshear. “If the legislature doesn’t move it, they’ve stopped listening to the individuals they pledged to serve.”

Beshear has thrown his hat into the Governor’s race as soon as once more, not stressing. He’s not anxious about sporting the blue jersey on a subject of principally pink and that’s not Kentucky versus the College of Louisville.

“I’m going to proceed to work with anybody who needs to maneuver ahead with Kentucky,” shared Beshear. “Not proper, not left, however ahead. If we cease worrying about workforce left or workforce proper, workforce pink or workforce blue and on what actually issues to households.”

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