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education1 month ago•5 min saved

Barnhart exits plan for UK's high-salary sports workforce role amid backlash

UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart has withdrawn from a proposed $950,000-per-year executive role in UK Sport and Workforce Initiative after backlash from Gov. Beshear and others; with his June retirement as athletic director approaching, the university will finalize departure terms funded by private sources.

via Lexington Herald Leader|

#beshear #controversy #education

politics1 month ago•10 min saved

Kentucky GOP Overrules Beshear on Most Vetoes, Expands Legislative Power

Kentucky’s Republican supermajority overrode nearly all 32 vetoes Gov. Andy Beshear issued, sending most bills to law while preserving just three small line-item vetoes in the budget. Overrides touched JCPS governance, Medicaid oversight, executive power limits, and gun policy, and were largely party-line votes that reduce the governor’s influence over spending and policy.

via Louisville Public Media|

#beshear #jcps #kentucky