On stage at the World Economic Forum, Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear spoke about economic issues in the state and abroad — including areas that have become heavily politicized, such as diversity policies in the workplace and environmental sustainability.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s popularity among his constituents was rivaled by only one other governor regularly cited as a 2028 Democratic presidential prospect.

Beshear is the most popular Democratic governor in the U.S., according to the data. He trails only Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (75%) and former West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (67%) in overall popularity. Justice is now serving in the U.S. Senate. Beshear's disapproval rating was 27%. His numbers last July were similar (67%-28%).

Joined by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, they talked about tariffs, the current political climate and why potential employers should invest in their states.

That last group of movable voters had a gut check, and they believed that President Trump would make it a little easier to pay the bills at the end of the month.“

At Gov. Andy Beshear's direction, flags in Kentucky will be raised to full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is speaking Thursday to the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. We're officially in Davos, and we're excited and ready to show leaders from across the world at the World Economic Forum how Kentucky is leading the way!

“We said housing can’t wait,” explained McReynolds. The governor said you can go to housingcantwait.org to apply for housing. He said it is simple to use. “All you have to do is go to the website, fill out the interest form,” Beshear said. After the interest form is completed, a representative from FAHE will call about possible housing.

In an new development for Kentucky's law enforcement community, Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Brian Bowling as the new Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT).

The trip comes days after the president said he would “rather see the states take care of their own problems” while complaining about federal disaster response in an interview

State law requires all of the cannabis sold in Kentucky to be grown and processed in the state, but it could take months before product is available.

By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern On stage at the World Economic Forum, Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear spoke about economic issues in the state and abroad — including areas that have become heavily politicized,