Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has involved a state agency in his feud with Governor Matt Bevin.
Beshear, a Democrat, asked the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to investigate whether the Republican governor has used campaign contribution records as grounds for firing state workers.
The request comes days after Bevin announced he would hire a private law firm to look into whether former Governor Steve Beshear violated procurement laws and coerced state workers to donate to campaigns.
Beshear's letter asked the ethics commission to take over that investigation. Bevin spokeswoman Jessica Ditto said the administration would welcome a parallel investigation.
