Post by Logan on Jun 20, 2016 5:11:25 GMT -6
Legal issues cloud Matt Bevin's University of Louisville order
Gov. Matt Bevin's critics on Friday accused him of an illegal power grab after he announced what is believed to be an unprecedented dismantling of the University of Louisville's board of trustees, which he said he would replace with a board of his choosing.
But his backers defended the move, saying he acted within the law to fix a problem that has been festering at the school since the administration of Gov. Steve Beshear.
"I'm appalled by the apparently illegal maneuver by Gov. Bevin to remove all the members of the board of trustees without the legislatively mandated hearing before the Council of Postsecondary Education. I believe this is a politically motivated effort to undermine the independent governance of U of L," said Tracy K'Meyer, a history professor at the school who called the move a "coup."
But Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, praised Bevin's move as a "bold action," saying, "It was something that needed to happen with all that has occurred."
Read more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-governor/2016/06/17/legal-issues-cloud-matt-bevins-u-l-order/86048098/
Gov. Matt Bevin's critics on Friday accused him of an illegal power grab after he announced what is believed to be an unprecedented dismantling of the University of Louisville's board of trustees, which he said he would replace with a board of his choosing.
But his backers defended the move, saying he acted within the law to fix a problem that has been festering at the school since the administration of Gov. Steve Beshear.
"I'm appalled by the apparently illegal maneuver by Gov. Bevin to remove all the members of the board of trustees without the legislatively mandated hearing before the Council of Postsecondary Education. I believe this is a politically motivated effort to undermine the independent governance of U of L," said Tracy K'Meyer, a history professor at the school who called the move a "coup."
But Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, praised Bevin's move as a "bold action," saying, "It was something that needed to happen with all that has occurred."
Read more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-governor/2016/06/17/legal-issues-cloud-matt-bevins-u-l-order/86048098/