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Gov. Beshear's Forward, Together Budget Provides Largest Pay Increase for Teachers in 40 Years, Fully Funds Pre-K, Supports Child Care

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December 18, 2023

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The Governor’s $136.6 billion two-year budget aims to address the concerns that families worry most about by helping the state build a world-class education system; move major infrastructure projects forward; grow jobs; boost public safety; expand health care and support local and state employees who are working to build a better Kentucky. The investments that are needed to move the commonwealth forward are being proposed without spending any of the state’s record-largest Rainy Day fund or General Fund surplus.

Gov. Beshear's Forward, Together Budget Provides Largest Pay Increase for Teachers in 40 years, Fully Funds Pre-K, Supports Child Care