One local legislator took a bit of umbrage with Governor Andy Beshear’s comments last Monday afternoon, regarding what they believed to be a slight to the Kentucky General Assembly’s efforts combating hunger across the Commonwealth.
District 9 Representative Myron Dossett, who serves part of Christian County, reiterated that the House and Senate “are only as good as the forecasted numbers put in front us,” and that crafting the 2024-26 budget process required both the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, as well as the Area Development Districts, to make their cases for appropriations.
Dossett noted those numbers “have to be trusted,” because they aren’t readily available to the General Assembly…