LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Fayette County Public Schools has been making headlines lately, and Tuesday morning, Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins found himself in the state capitol answering hard questions about FCPS budget issues.

Liggins is taking responsibility for the $16 million shortfall and is determined to find out what went wrong.

"Hindsight, as you know, is always 20/20,” he said. “I wish I had done more, and I regret that we are in the position that we're in today."

Sen. Lindsey Tichenor pressed the superintendent on the district's credit card statements, calling its travel expenses “jaw-dropping.”

She claimed the average monthly credit card expense is $400,000 and noted reimbursement for Liggins' travel expenses alone in six months was $60,000. The receipts also included a

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