Bevin releases emails after Stumbo files suit
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin on Friday released 13 pages of emails about a controversial proposed road project in Jessamine County one day after House Speaker Greg Stumbo filed a lawsuit to see the emails.
Stumbo, a Prestonsburg Democrat, announced Friday morning the lawsuit that charges Bevin selectively released records about the road project but illegally withheld 13 pages.
But Bevin later released copies of the emails, which reveal nothing new about the disputed circumstances over why the project was halted.
In a letter to Stumbo's attorney, Bevin's Deputy General Counsel Chad Meredith questioned why Stumbo filed suit rather than taking the first step in the appeals process by asking the Attorney General's Office to rule on the denial. "Your decision to rush to the courthouse, however, shows that the Speaker is more interested in trying to score political points and making headlines than in learning the truth ..." Meredith wrote.
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