Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in his weekly press conference that the state should do away with data center incentives, echoing bipartisan criticism in recent weeks.
Drawings from eight finalists appear on the ballot from students across the state. Much like during Kentucky’s regular elections, voters may use a paper ballot to mark their choice and return it to a scanner.
The governor said his executive order would implement an array of protections against the potential impacts of data centers, though some experts have questioned how much legal “teeth” his order has without the backing of specific state laws addressing data centers.
Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering Kentucky regulators to protect residents and ratepayers from potential harms tied to data centers, including higher utility bills and impacts on air and water.
Laws going into effect July 15 will change policing, further regulate gambling, change civil liability, create a framework for psychedelic medical trials and more.
Hopkinsville resident Ricky Hunt told Kentucky lawmakers that buying medical cannabis in-state has brought steep price increases since patients lost protection for out-of-state purchases. Pembroke Rep. Myron Dossett warned the higher costs could push some patients toward illegal options.
A bipartisan Kentucky bill aimed at curbing addictive social media features for children passed the House unanimously but died in the Senate after Meta ramped up lobbying against it.
A state senator says the constitutional amendment will prevent pardons and commutations from being issued "in the dark," while others are wary of the change.
