KY GOP supermajority overrides Beshear veto of education grants fueled by US tax credit

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 723

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Republican-controlled House and Senate overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that would opt the state into a program of education grants for K-12 students promoted by the Trump administration and benefiting from a new federal tax credit.

With little debate, the Senate voted 31-5 to overturn Beshear’s rejection of House Bill 1 Tuesday afternoon, after the House overturned the veto Monday. The governor vetoed the legislation last week, …

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