Beshear's actions during the pandemic continue to cause headaches for the Democratic governor. While he was praised by then-President Joe Biden for his response, Republicans haven't forgotten what they viewed as executive overreach.
One especially vocal critic was Lexington coffee shop owner Andrew Cooperrider, who went on to become a podcaster and candidate for office after alleging Beshear retaliated against him.
"When he's deciding to close down small business while leaving open large department stores, that seems awfully oppressive to me," Cooperrider said during a protest in May 2021, launching into a chant of "Down with tyranny! Down with tyranny!"
A federal appeals court has ruled Cooperrider's case against the administration can continue, reversing a previous decision.
At the same time, Republicans are taking aim at Beshear's travel bill during his recent trip to the World Economic Forum in Europe, calling the $81,000 budget excessive and charging that the Democrat is positioning himself for a presidential run.
Asked about the criticisms, Beshear implied it was a case of a single freshmen lawmaker, Republican T.J. Roberts, being too preoccupied with him.
And finally, with questions swirling around the 2024 case of a Laurel County man, Doug Harless, shot and killed by police, demonstrators in London told LEX18 they want more transparency from the governor who has called the incident "tragic" and suggested it appears it could have been prevented.
"I love Andy. I supported him, but this is just disappointing, honestly," one protester said.
Beshear explained last Thursday why he's limiting his comments.
"That investigation needs to be credible. They fall under the Justice Cabinet, which falls under me, so I wanna be careful about offering too many comments because I wanna make sure that when the Kentucky State Police makes their findings, that they are viewed with the credibility that they should be," Beshear said.
The station reports KSP is expected to present their findings to a Laurel County grand jury when the investigation is finished.
