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Judge Rules For, Against Kentucky Political Rivals
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge says the state’s Republican governor can reorganize some government boards when the legislature is not in session, but he can’t write new laws.
The ruling is a partial win and a partial defeat for both Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear. Judge Thomas Wingate ruled Wednesday that Bevin’s order earlier this year shuffling membership requirements for some public education boards is OK. But he said Bevin’s order establishing a new appellate process for teacher disciplinary actions and certification decisions is unconstitutional because it amounts to him creating a new state law.
Beshear had sued Governor Bevin, arguing his order earlier this summer was illegal. It’s the fourth time Beshear has taken Bevin to court.