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The Public Papers of Governor Brereton C. Jones, 1991-1995 (Hardcover)
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The Public Papers of Governor Brereton C. Jones, 1991-1995 (Hardcover)
Series: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky
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In his inaugural address, Governor Brereton C. Jones proclaimed,
"This administration is committed to having the most positive,
progressive, exciting four years in our state's history." Through
speeches and press releases, this volume reflects the principal
concerns of Jones's time in office. Thematically organized, the
more than two hundred public statements included here present the
public face of the Jones administration on such issues as health
care, education, economic development, the environment, and
governmental reform. Nowhere else has the full text of these
speeches and press releases been printed. Governor Jones, born in
1939, was elected to the West Virginia legislature in 1964, where
he served for four years before retiring from politics. After
moving to Kentucky and switching allegiance from the Republican to
the Democratic Party, he re-entered politics with a successful
campaign to become lieutenant governor in 1987. He was elected the
Commonwealth's fifty-fourth governor in 1991 by a record margin of
nearly two to one. Jones initiated a number of reforms once in
office. He turned a $400 million budget deficit into a $300 million
surplus in four years, and he passed dramatic ethics reform in both
the executive and legislative branches. Health-care issues were
also of great importance to Jones, who spent the years before his
election working with the Kentucky Health Care Access Foundation in
addition to farming. After surviving a helicopter crash in 1992, he
turned the main focus of his administration toward health-care
reform and initiatives. Though he met with legislative opposition
when he proposed universal health care for all Kentuckians, he did
help pass legislation in 1994 that would serve as a solid beginning
on the issue for future governors.
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