Law & Mortar: Courthouse building boom
A state lawmaker says too much money is being spent on new courthouses, and he wants to bring more competition among builders to the nearly $1 billion construction program.
Kentucky's top judge asked lawmakers Wednesday to boost the budget for the state's court system by 20 percent over the next two years despite a $1.5 billion General Fund shortfall during the next two years.
The state court system laid off 47 people last fall, and judicial officials say they're looking at even more drastic measures in the upcoming budget cycle.
The Kentucky court system failed to follow state contracting rules when it hired a Fort Mitchell lawyer to fix problems with its courthouse construction program.
