As we've reported, the state is dealing with an estimated $40 million funding shortfall affecting public schools.

Today, Governor Andy Beshear announced action to fully fund Seac, which is the base funding for education.

Those payments during this school year.

By working together, I'm able to announce today that I'm authorizing the Commissioner's request to increase the fiscal year 2024 2025 SEC.

General Fund appropriation to address the shortfall.

The budget bill permits the Commissioner to request a $14.7 million increase in this appropriation if the required expenditures exceed the initial estimates.

And for the Governor to be able to approve those funds.

We do have the funds to get this done, and thus I've approved that $14.7 million increase for our schools.

It won't have any negative impacts on any other areas of the budget.

The governor also announced his office has joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president's federal funding freeze.

A judge has blocked it, but Governor Beshear says parts of it are still in place and he says it's hurting programs that benefit Kentuckians.

And he says planned tariffs are bad for Kentucky's economy.

He says they'll mean higher prices that will also hurt Kentuckians.

And Governor Bashir is also said the state is preparing for possible floods over the weekend.

He says National Guard troops are being put into position to help if flooding does indeed occur.