Though Virginia voted Democrat in the last three presidential elections, prior to that it hadn’t since 1964. Northern Virginia’s growing liberal population is mixing the state’s politics with the conservative south.<\/p>\n
Gaming industry lobbyists are lining up in Virginia, as the state is expected to consider both sports betting and casino bills in 2019. Beshear doesn’t want Kentucky left out of the game.<\/p>\n
\nAs you are aware, our neighbors \u2026 have all legalized casino gaming. Estimates suggest Kentuckians spend over $1 billion of their entertainment dollars in these states,” the attorney general said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“We are missing out on our share of these revenues. We cannot afford to continue to make this mistake,” Beshear concluded.<\/p>\n
Beshear Suing State<\/b><\/h2>\n
Earlier this year, the General Assembly passed a pension bill that removes newly hired teachers from the current retirement system and instead places them into a hybrid plan that features a pension and 401(k) combination. Governor Matt Bevin (R) signed the measure.<\/p>\n
State lawmakers say the legislation wipes tens of billions of dollars in future liabilities from the pension program. Beshear, the Kentucky Education Association, and Fraternal Order of Police jointly filed a lawsuit on grounds that the bill violates the state’s legal contract with public employees.<\/p>\n
The Kentucky Supreme Court is set to soon review the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kentucky Attorney General and 2019 gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear (D) believes the legalization of commercial casinos can help fund the state’s pension system. Beshear, whose father Steve served two terms as Kentucky governor between 2007 and 2015 and also wanted to bring gambling to the Bluegrass State, says authorizing casinos and earmarking subsequent tax revenue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":93440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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