KY constitutional officers ask state Supreme Court to rehear state fair board case

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 393

Last Updated: 6 days, 13 hours ago

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Kentucky’s constitutional officers are asking the state’s highest court to reconsider a case that clarified Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s appointment power over the State Fair Board.

An opinion released in late June from the Kentucky Supreme Court said a 2021 law passed by the GOP-controlled General Assembly that attempted to shift control of the State Fair Board from the governor, a Democrat, to the agriculture commissioner, who is now Republican Jonathan Shell, …

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