Last week’s Beshear-UK dustup shows once again why journalism matters

By: Linda Blackford

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 726

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Last week’s fireworks between Gov. Andy Beshear and the University of Kentucky have been entertaining, to say the least. The furor has something for everyone: the state’s enormous UK Law alumni groups who are torn about whether a federal judge should become the dean, sports boosters angry about Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart’s golden parachute (and the basketball team’s recent less than stellar season), and anyone else who’s disgruntled about an ongoing …

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