Gov. Beshear announces state budget cuts
Governor Steve Beshear announces state budget cuts to help offset the $456 million budget shortfall.
Two more government departments have agreed budget cuts with the country's finance ministry ahead of a major spending review to be published on October 20, a finance ministry spokesman said on Thursday.The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs agreed cuts to their annual running costs, joining the Treasury, Cabinet Office and foreign ministry.