Text of Beshear's State of Commonwealth address Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of the Kentucky General Assembly, Lt. Governor and Mrs. Abramson, other Constitutional officers, honorable members of the Court of Justice, honored guests, including Kentucky's First Lady, and my fellow Kentuckians, back in 1974, before some of you were born, I entered these chambers as a wide-eyed freshman legislator. Much has happened since I stood before you in January 2012: dozens of tornadoes ripped through the state over a three-day period, killing 25 people and causing untold damage in ... Read More