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Andy Beshear: “Our state legislature has refused budget after budget to…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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When our folks put in a lifetime of work, they then get a retirement. And for many years, we had a great pension in Kentucky that unfortunately is no longer available to employees. Sadly, Our state legislature has refused budget after budget to give a cost of living adjustment to those retirees on that pension. It has been in my budget because I know how important it is. But it shouldn't be a surprise because my legislature and many other Republican led legislatures around the … (49:26–49:36)

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Asserts that the Kentucky state legislature has repeatedly refused to provide cost of living adjustments for retirees.

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