Tag: Matt Bevin

Kentucky Supreme Court Agrees to Hear University of Louisville Suit

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s highest court has agreed to fast track a lawsuit between the state’s Republican governor and Democratic attorney general over the leadership of the University of Louisville. Kentucky Chief Justice John Minton issued an order on Monday ordering the Court of Appeals to transfer the case to the state Supreme Court. Gov. […]

January 9, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Kentucky University Funds could be Based on Incentives

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s university presidents are finalizing a plan that would create a way to tie some of their schools’ state funding to performance outcomes such as higher graduation rates and more degrees in science and technology. The university presidents held their final meeting Monday at the Council on Postsecondary Education, The Lexington Herald-Leader […]

November 29, 2016

Judge Orders Kentucky Gov. Bevin to Release Money for Universities

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A state judge has ordered Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to release $17.8 million to most public colleges and universities. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate signed the order on Monday. It says Bevin must release the money within three days. Bevin had ordered cuts of 2 percent at most public colleges and universities, […]

October 17, 2016

Kentucky Governor Won’t Fight Decision Banning Him from Cutting College Budgets

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s Republican governor has accepted the state Supreme Court’s decision banning him from cutting college budgets without legislative approval, officially closing the first of several legal challenges brought against him since he took office in December. A spokeswoman for Matt Bevin confirmed Thursday that he did not ask the state’s highest court […]

October 13, 2016

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