Beshear issues executive order seeking to overhaul KentuckyWired board

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 1,069

Last Updated: 2 days, 5 hours ago

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has issued an executive order overhauling the board overseeing the state’s broadband network KentuckyWired, throwing another wrench into a contentious lawsuit the network is entangled in.

In his Wednesday order, Beshear cited a Kentucky Supreme Court decision in June as authority to invalidate a state law passed this year by the Republican-controlled state legislature that overhauled …

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