From the Kentucky Lantern:

The first Black Kentuckian to serve on the board overseeing Kentucky’s fish and wildlife management agency says he’s concerned a bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislature is intended to push him off the board. 

Senate Bill 245, which Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed, could apply only to Jerry Ferrell this year because he is the only member up for reappointment to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission. Ferrell has represented Central Kentucky on the commission since 2021.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, denied the measure is specifically aimed at Ferrell. 

Beshear in his veto message noted that Ferrell — “the first-ever Black member on the commission” — has yet to be confirmed for reappointment by the GOP-controlled Senate. Beshear criticized SB 245 as “legislative game-playing.” 

Let’s be serious. Smith is lying, and it’s probably part of the GOP’s anti-DEI fetish. When you create legislation that only targets one person at one specific time, it’s aimed. Racism as usual in the Kentucky GOP.

And let’s not forget, Smith is the guy who has an obsession with three letter acronyms beginning with “D.” From 2015:

A state senator says he has told his attorney to withdraw a motion that seeks to have his DUI charge dismissed because the state constitution bans lawmakers from being arrested while the legislature is in session.

Republican state Sen. Brandon Smith of Hazard was arrested and charged with DUI on Jan. 6, the first day of the 2015 legislative session.