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Andy Beshear: “Governors did it, presumably under that section of the state…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Gov. Andy Beshear - Pre-K for All Pilot Program Announcement 7.14.26

Published | Video Starts at 15:57

And so we've had board members that have had to listen to me at a baseball game lobby them, unsuccessfully, I might add. So thank you to all the board members for what you do. Yes. … Governors did it, presumably under that section of the state constitution, in which case a law passed by the General assembly can't violate or contradict it. … the workforce. And we have direct studies that show that pre K for all is one of the best ways to increase the size of the workforce and to get parents back in the economy. (15:57–16:04)

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Asserts that historically, governors filled vacancies under the state constitution, implying laws can't contradict this.

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