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For the first time in a month, Kentucky reported a drop in new COVID-19 cases last week, likely signaling a leveling off in the state's worst infection surge to date, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Monday.

A poll released this week showed that Gov. Andy Beshear’s approval rating is on the rise in Kentucky.

Este año, tanto los gobernadores republicanos como los demócratas están ejerciendo presión para que se le pague más —y, en algunos casos, se le dé más formación— a profesores, policías, personal sanitario y otros profesionales que han demostrado ser esenciales durante la pandemia del coronavirus.

Both Republican and Democratic governors are pushing this year for higher pay — and in some cases, more training — for teachers, police officers, health care workers and other professionals who’ve proved essential during the coronavirus pandemic.

Welcome to the Tuesday, January 25, Brew. 

Kentucky enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 20 when the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of legislation establishing the state’ new congressional map. Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 3 —the congressional redistricting legislation —on Jan. 19. Kentucky was apportioned six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after…

Kentucky adopted new state House district boundaries on Jan. 20 after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of the plan. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 24-10 in the state Senate with all votes in favor by Republicans and eight Democrats and two Republicans voting…

Sixty-four statewide measures have been certified for the 2022 ballot in 30 states so far. No new measures were certified for the ballot last week.

Both the House and Senate are in session next week. Click here to see the full calendar for the second session of the 117th Congress.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican majorities in the House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of bills that redraw the state’s House and U.S. Congressional District maps on a busy Thursday that also included impassioned speeches and lawsuits over the new maps.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Citing “unconstitutional political gerrymandering,” Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed the Republican legislature’s new maps for its own 138 House and Senate districts and Kentucky's six congressional districts.