As Beshear blasts politics at UK, he continues to appoint big donors to UK board

By: Tom Loftus

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 2,376

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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FRANKFORT, Ky. – In April Gov. Andy Beshear delivered a strong warning about partisan donors exerting “undue outside influence” on the direction of the University of Kentucky.

Yet, a different kind of partisan donor – insiders – officially oversee Kentucky’s flagship state university.

They are the governors’ appointees to the UK Board of Trustees, and the amounts that UK trustees have given to advance the political career of Democrat Beshear have been both consistent …

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