With new lawsuit, Beshear tries to stop KY lawmakers’ latest moves on executive power

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 493

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has again gone to court to challenge Republican-backed efforts to shift powers within Kentucky’s executive branch.

Beshear’s latest lawsuit, filed in Franklin Circuit Court after the 2026 legislative session ended, is aimed at blocking House Bill 10. The legislation, which the GOP-controlled General Assembly approved over the governor’s veto, would give the attorney general and state treasurer oversight of some actions a governor may take before an inauguration, or …

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