Kentucky News Gov. Beshear appoints members to Kentucky boards and commissions on August 23, 2021 More in Kentucky News: How Kentucky Became One of the Most Incarcerated Places in the Country August 9, 2023 Spending $400 million to build new jail doesn’t address addiction or mental health crisis August 8, 2023 KET panel applauded Kentucky’s 5% drop in overdose deaths in 2022, but cited new challenges and remaining difficulties August 5, 2023 The appointments by Gov. Beshear include Advisory Council for Recovery Ready Communities. Read more here.