It's high time someone gave yeast its due. I fully expect the legislature of KY to quickly follow suit and name Saccharomyces cerevisiae their state microbe as well.
Unless they get sidetracked with equally important efforts to proclaim the official state compound fracture, pardon the most corrupt porn stash wearing state politician previously a sports icon, or crown the actor or actress from the state but living elsewhere Mr/Mrs Hemp aka the republican nominee.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/05/176345680/craft-beer-crazy-oregon-poised-to-name-official-state-microbe