Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/series/university-boards-against-law/)
KyCIR uncovered state university boards stacked with Democrats, in clear violation of the law. Many of Gov. Steve Beshear’s board appointees were also donors to his campaigns.
Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday withdrew a motion from former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear that would have dismissed a lawsuit accusing Beshear of breaking state law when he did not appoint a single African-American to the University of Louisville’s Board of Trustees last year.
Beshear came under fire this summer after he failed to appoint a single African-American member to the board. Attorney General Jack Conway had previously issued an opinion that the board was out of line with state law.
Attorney General Jack Conway has deemed Gov. Steve Beshear’s appointments to the University of Louisville board illegal due to a lack of racial diversity. Conway’s opinion may tip his hand regarding another case up for review: politically-lopsided university boards.
Gubernatorial candidates from both parties have come out swinging against Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s appointments to the University of Louisville’s Board of Trustees.
Despite settling a lawsuit years ago to balance the state’s top university boards, Gov. Steve Beshear has made these boards even more politically lopsided. Today they are stacked with Democrats, in violation of state laws, and dominated by trustees who helped bankroll Beshear’s campaigns.