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News Articles: Andy Beshear

Supporters for a pro-abortion ballot measure cheer as they watch election results come in on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Elections

Democrats — and abortion rights — dominated the 2023 elections. Here are 5 takeaways

Voters mobilized for abortion rights, from approving an amendment in Ohio to reelecting Kentucky's Democratic governor. Plus, Black candidates made history in Rhode Island and Philadelphia.

November 09, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Issue 1 supporters celebrate at a watch party, Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday's intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

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  • Politics

Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

November 08, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Candidates and supporters of Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron gather ahead of a gubernatorial debate in October.

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  • National

Does national politics trump all? Kentucky voters are about to find out

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who's challenging incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear, is trying to turn the gubernatorial race into a referendum on national politics.

November 07, 2023
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  • Sylvia Goodman
Abortion-rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol on April 13, 2022 in Frankfort, Ky., as Kentucky lawmakers debate overriding the governor's veto of an abortion measure.

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  • National

How Kentucky Republicans blocked all abortions for more than a week

Even without a Supreme Court ruling, a new Kentucky law shut down abortions for several days before a federal court stepped in. Abortion rights groups fear it's just the beginning.

April 22, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon
Volunteers and community members attend the WPKY toy drive in Princeton, Ky.

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  • National

For kids who survived tornadoes, Santa comes 'a little bit differently' this year

Holiday gift donations have poured in from across the country for children who survived the tornadoes in western Kentucky.

December 23, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signs a bill on Friday limiting the use of no-knock warrants statewide. The governor was surrounded by members of Breonna Taylor's family including her mother, Tamika Palmer (standing behind Beshear at left).

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  • National

Kentucky Law Limits Use Of No-Knock Warrants, A Year After Breonna Taylor's Killing

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed the partial ban on no-knock warrants at a ceremony on Friday as members of Taylor's family looked on.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday. Beshear has made a request to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to release the grand jury transcripts to the public.

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  • Race

Kentucky Governor: Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Transcripts Should Be Made Public

"People want to see and be able to judge the facts for themselves," Gov. Andy Beshear says. He reflects on the decision not to charge any officers in Taylor's death and what can be done now.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva

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