The move comes one day after Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requested FEMA funding for late June flooding.
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- Tessa Duvall“Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging FEMA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new funding guidelines that require states to pass stricter election laws and cooperate with federal immigration officials.”
- LEX News“BREAKING UPDATE: On Thursday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that he submitted an official request to President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare a major disaster for the statewide flash flooding from June. https://t.co/Bsi5hVtwrq”
- WKYT“Gov. Andy Beshear is asking the federal government to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for the devastating flooding some parts of Kentucky experienced in June. https://www.wkyt.com/2026/07/23/beshear-requests-disaster-declaration-federal-government-devastating-june-floods/”
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