Beshear vetoes bill opting KY into K-12 scholarships supported by new US tax credit

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 837

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill that would opt Kentucky into a scholarship program for K-12 students promoted by the Trump administration and benefiting from a new federal tax credit.

“Kentuckians have said loud and clear: Public dollars should only be used for public education. The Republican supermajority hasn’t listened. I have,” Beshear said in a Friday Social media post with his full veto message attached. “Today, I am standing …

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