Louisville Courier-Journal: Gov. Beshear vetoes bills shielding legislative records, risking food benefits of children
Berry Craig
STATEMENT FROM BILL LONDRIGAN, KENTUCKY STATE AFL-CIO PRESIDENT: The Kentucky State AFL-CIO and workers across the Commonwealth applaud Governor Beshear’s veto of HB 475: a bill that would tie the hands of the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program to pass regulations that protect the safety and health of all workers. Although 97.2% of Kentucky’s regulations are the same as federal regulations, those 14 varying regulations provide a higher level of safety protections for Kentucky workers; which were implemented after workers were injured on the job and demonstrated their critical need.
By JOE SONKA
Gov. Andy Beshear announced more bills signings and more vetoes on Tuesday, something expected to continue each day until the governor's 10-day veto period expires Sunday.
At his afternoon press conference, Beshear announced the veto of bills he said would shield legislative records from the public, weaken state worker safety standards and jeopardize the food benefits of thousands of children — following his veto of five other bills Monday.
Most, if not all, of the bills vetoed by Beshear this week are expected to be overridden when the Republican-dominated Kentucky General Assembly returns for the final two days of the session on Monday and Tuesday.