Kentucky Senate budget chair questions whether politics are influencing budget forecast

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 844

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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A Republican leader has raised concerns about whether political games are being played with budget forecasts that show new revenue amid a very uncertain economic forecast.

At a legislative meeting Wednesday, Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee chair Chris McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, said he was worried about a revised state revenue forecast last month that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear touted as being an extra $1.7 billion that could be spent on …

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