Beshear Signs Road Construction Plan

• {Frankfort, Kentucky}...Wednesday, Governor Steve Beshear signed off a $4.5 billion road construction plan after using his line-item veto power to remove nearly $50 million in projects slated for a largely rural district represented by Senate President David Williams. Beshear vetoed 10 projects in Williams' district ranging in cost from $777,000 to $11.5 million. Beshear said a review of the road plan legislation over the last few days revealed Senator Williams took extraordinary steps to enrich his district at the expense of other priority projects in the state, but Williams denied that was true. Williams said Beshear's action on the road plan cleared the way for lawmakers to pass a transportation budget this week and wrap up a special legislative session that is costing taxpayers more than $60,000 a day. Williams said he believes the special session is now on pace to conclude Friday.