# In final budget address, Beshear bets on modest pre-K start, teacher raises

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-01-08-in-final-budget-address-beshear-bets-on-modest-pre-k-start-teacher-raises-152dd4/
- Published: 2026-01-08
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- Original outlet: hastingstribune
- Original report: https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/in-final-budget-address-beshear-bets-on-modest-pre-k-start-teacher-raises/article_0d2b14c1-1d36-502a-9550-fa6b55292f17.html
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> The funding request from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear for a pre-K for all initiative looks different from what he pitched two years ago. And this year’s ask could be seen as a more politically savvy move as spend-conscious Republicans are...

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