Other governors figured out how to bring in new boards to give public universities “fresh starts” without raising questions about the legality of their actions.
Not Matt Bevin, who waved his scepter and whisked away the University of Louisville’s board and president, or so it appeared through the fog of intrigue surrounding his Friday morning announcement.
On Friday afternoon, Bevin rewrote the law governing the Kentucky Retirement Systems Board of Trustees, prompting a public retirees group to call on “the legitimate KRS board” to challenge the governor in court.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Bevin overreaches again
From the Herald-Leader:
