Kentucky Budget Chairs Tour Lexington to Weigh Housing, USB Expansion and Infrastructure Investment

Kentucky Budget Chairs Tour Lexington to Weigh Housing, USB Expansion and Infrastructure Investment

Rep. Jason Petrie and Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe join a Commerce Lexington roundtable and driving tour ahead of the 2028 budget session

House Appropriations & Revenue Chair Jason Petrie and Senate A&R Vice Chair Amanda Mays Bledsoe toured Lexington and joined a Commerce Lexington business roundtable where housing supply, build-out of the Urban Service Boundary expansion areas, and continued growth at the University of Kentucky and BCTC were identified as the region's top priorities for state investment. Kentucky budgets on a two-year cycle; the current plan passed in the 2026 session, and Petrie has been visiting regions across the commonwealth to shape the 2028 budget. Board Chair Nick Nicholson opened the session and Mayor Linda Gorton welcomed the chair, with discussion centering on the public infrastructure needed to open the expansion areas and downtown to business development. The visit included a driving tour of key projects around the city.