Gov. Beshear to ask Obama for help with Ky. budget (INO News) (AP:FRANKFORT, Ky.) Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is meeting with President-elect Barack Obama and other governors this week and said Monday he plans to ask for federal help in covering state expenses such as Medicaid and unemployment benefits.

Ky. Men Waive Right To Hearing Over Obama Effigy (The Kentucky Post) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Two Kentucky men who hanged an effigy of President-elect Barack Obama on the University of Kentucky campus could have their case heard by a Fayette County grand jury.