Several area state legislators were at Monday’s PADD Board of Directors meeting and previewed the 2020 budget session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
State senator C.B. Embry of Butler County notes that while things will be different with a Democrat in the Governor’s Mansion in Andy Beshear, both chambers will be controlled by Republicans who can override any veto with a simple majority vote.
Representative Lynn Bechler says pension reform and potential tax reform will be hot topics in the 2020 session, in addition to the budget.
Representative Jason Petrie of Elkton chairs the House Judiciary Committee and expects discussion on additional criminal justice reform legislation.
Representative Walker Thomas of Hopkinsville read a House citation recognizing PADD Executive Director Jason Vincent fore recently receiving the Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award for his work on the Fort Campbell Strong Imitative.