Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/gov-steve-beshear/page/2/)
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.
A Louisville activist is accusing state Attorney General Jack Conway of refusing to weigh in on the legality of the absence of African Americans on the University of Louisville Board of Trustees.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo has pledged to propose a constitutional amendment to allow as many as seven casinos to open in Kentucky. In announcing his proposal, Stumbo cited KyCIR’s examination of tax revenues from eight casinos just across state lines on the north bank of the Ohio River.
Responding to backlash over his leadership changes at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he will appoint Prospect cattle breeder Jack Ragsdale as chairman emeritus of the committee he led for 41 years.
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.
Black community leaders want Attorney General Jack Conway to examine whether Gov. Steve Beshear skirted state law in not selecting a single African-American for the University of Louisville’s Board of Trustees.
Louisville NAACP President Raoul Cunningham’s criticism of Gov. Steve Beshear continued Friday upon learning that three black candidates were nominated by not chosen for the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, which is without a black representative for the first time in 45 years.
Kentucky eschews casinos but embraces horse betting. Meanwhile, neighboring states have netted a total of $3.9 billion in taxes in the past decade from their combined eight casinos on the north bank of the Ohio River.
One candidate openly endorses casinos, while two oppose them. Two others won’t say where they stand.
Amending the Constitution has become the go-to route to bring casinos to Kentucky. Here are the steps the state would have to take in order to get more gaming.