Beshear Vetoes $50 Million in Funding for Roads

The Kentucky Senate will approve a $4.5 billion operating budget for the Transportation Cabinet on Friday and end a special legislative session that began Monday, Senate President David Williams said late Wednesday. The announcement came after Gov. Steve Beshear signed into law a two-year road plan, but not before vetoing about $50 million in funding for road projects in or near Senate President David Williams' Southern Kentucky Senate district. Williams said Beshear's vetoes were "vindictive and unconstitutional. But since he just directed them at me, we will proceed."