Post by Logan on Apr 20, 2016 23:01:16 GMT -6
Bevin launches probe of ‘questionable activities’ in Beshear administration
FRANKFORT -- Gov. Matt Bevin said Tuesday his staff has uncovered evidence that officials in former Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration “failed to meet the high standards that the law and people of Kentucky demand from state government officials.”
He ordered Finance and Administration Secretary William Landrum to hire investigators to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry of actions taken by Beshear administration officials.
He also said the FBI might be looking into some of the matters. An FBI spokeswoman in Louisville said the agency has “no comment” on Bevin’s statements.
Beshear, a Democrat, said accusations by the Republican governor “have absolutely no basis in truth.”
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article72617512.html
FRANKFORT -- Gov. Matt Bevin said Tuesday his staff has uncovered evidence that officials in former Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration “failed to meet the high standards that the law and people of Kentucky demand from state government officials.”
He ordered Finance and Administration Secretary William Landrum to hire investigators to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry of actions taken by Beshear administration officials.
He also said the FBI might be looking into some of the matters. An FBI spokeswoman in Louisville said the agency has “no comment” on Bevin’s statements.
Beshear, a Democrat, said accusations by the Republican governor “have absolutely no basis in truth.”
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article72617512.html