Beshear provides update on resources ahead of Veterans Day

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear spoke on current and upcoming resources for Kentucky’s veterans during Thursday’s Team Kentucky update.

According to a release by the governor’s office, Beshear provided an update on the Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs, which serves 40,000 veterans and distributes $48 million in benefits each month.

Beshear says the department has a total of 77,000 veterans receiving $1.4 billion in compensation and pensions each year. In fiscal year 2025, the department has issued 421 tuition waives to spouses and dependents totaling over $13 million in college education scholarships.

“As we approach Veterans Day, it is so important that we take this time to honor our veterans,” Beshear said. “But we must also commit to the hard work of being worthy of their sacrifices all year long. Our veterans are the best of us. Time after time, they have answered the call to protect this country. Our work is not done; we will continue to fight for opportunities, prosperity and success for our veterans.”

The governor also provide an update on the new Robert E. Spiller Veterans Center in Warren County.

The new center is almost complete and is set to open in January.

KDVA is expecting to start admitting veterans to the facility in March or April, officials say.