Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said the state is being smart, steady, and careful about its plan to eradicate state income tax in the commonwealth, telling Newsmax on Tuesday it’s “good conservative policy” that even Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear can get behind — to a point.

Coleman joined “National Report” to discuss the plan, which began with the Kentucky legislature voting to lower its tax rate from 4% to 3.5% beginning in 2026.

Coleman laughed off Beshear’s grandstanding when he signed the bill into law in early February considering he vetoed a 2022 tax overhaul — which the legislature overrode — and didn’t sign a second bill that will allow for incremental reductions — to be voted on — in the years to come.

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