The same lawmakers who won’t tell taxpayers how they are spending our tax dollars are lecturing others about more transparency.
The Lexington Herald-Leader recently reported that: “Several lawmakers told college leaders earlier this month at a Council on Postsecondary retreat that they wanted the universities to be more transparent about how they spend money, particularly funds used to teach students.”
More transparent about how they spend money?
Shouldn’t these same lawmakers demand transparency from Gov. Beshear, who promised to put Kentucky’s checkbook online so all taxpayers can judge how their hard-earned dollars are spent.
Of course, Kentucky’s university presidents, who constantly find their way to Frankfort looking for handouts from state coffers, should report how they spend our tax dollars. So, while the universities appear to be responding to requests for transparent spending of public tax dollars, we’re still waiting on the governor’s office to do the same.
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