Kentucky Attorney General Sues Gov. Over Education Cuts

(FRANKFORT, Ky.)— Kentucky's Democratic attorney general has sued his state's Republican governor, saying he overstepped his authority when he ordered budget cuts for state colleges and universities without legislative approval.

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has proposed $650 million in state spending cuts over the next two years as part of a plan to begin paying down the state's public pension debt, estimated at more than $30 billion. Part of that plan included budget reductions of 4.