FRANKFORT, Ky. — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that overdose deaths in the commonwealth decreased for the fourth year in a row and celebrated the best four-month start in history for economic investment. The Governor also provided updates on tourism funding, a new law enforcement training facility, a new reentry campus, and Apprenticeship Week. First Lady Britainy Beshear provided an update on the First Lady’s Human Trafficking Awareness Coalition and recognized the Month of the Military Child. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman provided updates on funding to support victims of crime and railway infrastructure. The Governor named two Kentucky leaders who recently passed away as this week’s Team Kentucky All-Stars: longtime civil rights leader P.G. Peeples and Crittenden County Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Coyle.
