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El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes David Osborne criticó los planes del gobernador Andy Beshear de reducir contratos y programas estatales que sirven a kentuckianos vulnerables, calificándolos como "un golpe cruel e innecesario". Osborne argumentó que la legislatura controlada por republicanos le dio al gobernador flexibilidad para proteger servicios prioritarios y le instó a buscar ahorros en programas obsoletos o servicios ya proporcionados por otras agencias. El portavoz también cuestionó la iniciativa "Pre-K for All" del gobernador, afirmando que Beshear encuentra financiamiento para expandir el gobierno estatal mientras descuida otras poblaciones vulnerables.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — House Speaker David Osborne issued a statement on June 4 criticizing Governor Andy Beshear’s announced plans to cut state contracts and programs serving vulnerable Kentuckians, calling the reductions “a cruel and unnecessary blow.”
Osborne said in the statement that the Republican-controlled legislature “gave the governor and his administration the flexibility to use existing state funding to protect priority services like those for vulnerable Kentuckians when making reductions.” The House speaker directed the administration to seek savings by addressing what he characterized as “outdated and ineffective programs” and “services already provided by other agencies or the private sector.”
The statement reflects ongoing tensions between the Democratic governor and the Republican supermajority in the General Assembly over budget priorities. Beshear’s budget proposal, released in January, included a combination of small increases, frozen funding levels and reductions to various ongoing services and programs, partly due to revenue constraints from an expected revenue shortfall tied to state income tax cuts.
Osborne also took aim at Beshear’s “Pre-K for All” initiative, saying the governor “consistently finds the funding needed to expand state government” while failing to prioritize other vulnerable populations. In May, Beshear launched Pre-K for All pilot programs in Robertson and Rockcastle counties through executive action after the Republican supermajority declined to fund the initiative during the legislative session.
“The fact is, his priorities and actions simply do not reflect the state’s needs,” Osborne said in the statement.
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from a press release emailed to [email protected] by Kentucky House Majority Caucus, enriched with 3 web searches.
