Lexington Herald-Leader: Beshear: GOP leaders reject overture on essential-worker pay
Berry Craig
By BRUCE SCHREINER
Associated Press
Kentucky's Republican legislative leaders rejected a request to appoint members to a group to discuss using federal pandemic aid to reward frontline workers with bonuses, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
Instead, in yet another reflection of the state's fiercely divided politics, the top GOP lawmakers suggested the governor work through the legislature's committee process.