ANDY BESHEAR

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has unveiled plans to create a statewide drug prevention program.

A manhunt is underway as police search for a gunman in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky near Interstate 75.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he's ready to campaign for the national Democratic ticket.

Kamala Harris’ whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.

Prominent Republicans in Kentucky have ridiculed Gov. Andy Beshear's efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket.

Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she’s taken over the top of the party’s ticket.

Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week.

As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a poll finds several of the top contenders are largely unknown to voters.

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is one of several Democrats who is said to be in consideration as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has apologized for a comment about Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this week — but not to Vance.

The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president.

Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

Vice President Kamala Harris must choose a running mate in only a few weeks as Democrats prepare for their convention next month.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris soon after she became the prohibitive favorite to lead the Democratic ticket.

As support coalesces around Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee for president, the conversation has turned to a potential running mate.

President Joe Biden's decision to step down as the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president has opened the door for other possible candidates.

It’s simply reality that based on campaign funds, Harris appears to be the only viable option for Democrats as an alternative to Biden.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s not confident President Joe Biden can win the election this fall in the wake of last week's debate.

A 22-year-old woman who's become a vocal reproductive rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend.

Gov. Andy Beshear says drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023.

Kentucky's governor says electric vehicles have ignited enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from former President Donald Trump and other critics.

A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers.

Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will use a lottery to award licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state’s startup medical cannabis program.

Vice President Kamala Harris says it's “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear marched with other Kentuckians to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state's capital city.

Mitch McConnell’s decision to step down as Senate Republican leader in November is reverberating back home in Kentucky.

Fifteen years ago, bourbon barons poured whiskey out on the Kentucky Capitol steps to protest a looming tax increase on the spirits industry.

A woman who dominated discussion about abortion during Kentucky’s campaign last year has stepped forward again.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the formation of a federal political action committee.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says access to medical marijuana in the state should expand to include more health conditions.

A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states has briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives have been found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax.

Kentucky's governor says Republican Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant language is dangerous and dehumanizing.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear railed against the politics of division as he launched his second term in Kentucky.

National Democrats this year have insisted the party is united and ready to rally around President Joe Biden heading into next year’s election.

President Joe Biden's team is raising the Democratic sweep of this month's key elections as proof that he's in good position to win a second term.

Voters have thrown their support behind abortion rights in races in Ohio, Virginia and elsewhere.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is riding high after his reelection victory in Republican-leaning Kentucky.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection to Kentucky’s highest office Tuesday by improving upon the path to victory he carved in his successful 2019 bid.

Democrats have plenty of good news to celebrate from Tuesday’s elections and there's more evidence they can win races centered on the national debate over abortion.

Though its an off-year general election, races across the country will have far-reaching implications for 2024 and beyond.

Democrat Brandon Presley has conceded his race for Mississippi governor.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has won reelection to a second term in Kentucky.

Several states will participate in Tuesday’s off-year general election.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear seeks a second term in the heavily Republican state on Tuesday in one of the most competitive and closely watched races on the ballot this year.

Republican Daniel Cameron is picking apart the Democratic governor’s record in trying to energize his party's growing base in Kentucky's gubernatorial race.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is downplaying party labels in seeking a second term in Republican-leaning Kentucky.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was struck by tragedy when one of his closest friends died in a mass shooting.

There's an election for governor next month in Kentucky, and voters are trying to decide between Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Daniel Cameron, the state attorney general.

When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear.

President Joe Biden’s name isn't on the ballot in 2023.

The complexities of abortion-related politics in the post-Roe v. Wade era are continuing to put the squeeze on Republican Daniel Cameron.

Kentucky’s debate over abortion access is heating up the governor's race.

Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has appeared to soften his hardline opposition to abortion.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has placed a $20 bet to signal that legal sports wagering is off and running in the Bluegrass State.

The time Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has spent helping disaster-stricken places in the state like Mayfield rebuild could be a key to his reelection bid against Republican challenger Daniel Cameron, the state’s attorney general.

Republican Daniel Cameron says he would move quickly as Kentucky’s governor to revive a push to require some able-bodied adults to work in exchange for Medicaid health coverage.

Disaster recovery funds set up by Kentucky’s Democratic governor to assist victims of tornadoes and flooding will be scrutinized by the state auditor’s office.

The whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have long been beloved in their communities, where they provide jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry.

Republican infighting has erupted in Kentucky over gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron’s plans to attend a rally sponsored by an ex-rival now looking to challenge a GOP congressman next year.

A labor group has requested an ethics investigation of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron for soliciting and accepting campaign donations from a drug treatment organization under scrutiny by his office.

Kentucky GOP gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron stuck to his conservative playbook but steered away for the most part from ex-President Donald Trump’s latest legal woes.

The mother of slain Black woman Breonna Taylor is baccking a grassroots campaign aimed at defeating Republican Daniel Cameron’s bid for Kentucky governor.

The general election campaign for Kentucky governor is off to a feisty start.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is preparing for what could be the most hotly contested election of the year.

Attorney General Daniel Cameron has won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor and will face Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.

Off-year elections Tuesday in Kentucky and Pennsylvania could send early signals about the mood of voters ahead of next year’s races for the White House and Congress.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is touting his endorsement from Donald Trump as an honor in his quest to become the GOP nominee for governor.

As Kentucky’s GOP primary campaign sprints toward the finish line, some Republicans are already looking ahead to the November election.

Flagged as a rising Republican star, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as Kentucky's attorney general.

In the days after a bank employee used an assault-style rifle to kill five coworkers, Republicans running for governor this year in Kentucky have been deflecting questions about gun legislation.

Frantic calls from witnesses reporting a mass shooting at a Louisville bank were released by police, including one from a woman who was on a virtual meeting and saw the shooter, as well as one from the man’s mother, who told a 911 operator that her son “currently has a gun and is heading toward” the bank.

Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called for legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others.

Police say a Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace, killing five people.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people.

Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight.

Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's efforts to ride the advantages of incumbency to reelection this year were on display in his most recent news conference.

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin added an element of drama to the governor’s race on Friday.

Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft is shying away from talking about her ex-boss — Donald Trump — and his support for a rival in the race for Kentucky governor.

Kelly Craft has set a fast pace for raising and spending campaign cash in her bid to become Kentucky's governor.

Much of the focus on politics in 2023 will be on the emerging presidential race.

A utility worker has died while trying to restore power in southeastern Ohio.

Kentucky's governor says Democrats have a better chance of connecting with rural voters when they talk about the things people need and the ways they can help them.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has filed for reelection next year.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s confident he’s on solid legal ground in allowing Kentuckians suffering from severe conditions to legally possess medical marijuana.

Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's first term in office has been dominated by one deadly crisis after another: the global COVID-19 pandemic, tornadoes that killed scores of people in western Kentucky and floodwaters in Appalachia that left dozens more Kentuckians dead.

Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft has launched her campaign for Kentucky governor, saying the state’s “best days are ahead.”.

Nearly a month after torrential rainfall brought devastating floods to eastern Kentucky, many victims remain in shelters.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are witnessing firsthand the damage from deadly and devastating storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history.

The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week ago and said there’s a threat of thunderstorms in the region for much of the coming week.

While Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was consoling families displaced by historic flooding in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, Republicans at the state’s premier political event on the other side of the state were campaigning to oust him from office in 2023.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to eastern Kentucky on Monday to survey the damage from last week’s devastating floods and meet with those affected.

Thunderstorms have returned to parts of Kentucky already reeling from devastating floods.

National Guard soldiers rushed to distribute bottled water to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky as forecasters warned of more rain coming to the region.

The long days searching debris-clogged creekbanks are taking a toll on search teams in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky.