Aug 13 Local News State Workers Awaiting Word Of Layoffs The new state budget approved in a May special session requires Gov. Beshear to make enough cuts to avoid a $1.5 billion budget shortfall. Beshear vetoed language requiring specific numbers of non-merit employees to be cut, saying he needed more discretion in how to make the reductions, but cuts are coming. By Rick Howlett Aug 13 Local News State Workers Awaiting Word Of Layoffs Rick Howlett