KY gov moves millions to fund Lee Specialty Clinic in a ‘Band-Aid’ fix

“I've never used people as political pawns and I never will.”

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 450

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Gov. Andy Beshear is moving $4.5 million from a Capitol Annex renovation project to fully fund Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville through this fiscal year.

Beshear announced the decision a day after hundreds came to Frankfort and pleaded with Kentucky leaders to find a way to work with each other and fund the clinic, which has discharged more than 1,000 patients and lost 83% of its staff because of funding cuts.

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