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Beshear Campaign Accused of Forcing State Employees to Donate

By Drew Adams

Murray, KY – A whistle-blower is alleging his colleagues in the Department of Juvenile Justice have been threatened with termination if they don't contribute to Democratic Governor Steve Beshear's re-election campaign. State Psychologist Rodney Young made the claim in a letter to the attorney general's office. Republican Party Chairman Steve Robertson attached Young's letter to complaints he filed Monday with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission and the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Young says a Beshear aide told his colleagues they could lose their jobs if they didn't each contribute $500 to the re-election campaign. The Beshear campaign had no immediate comment.