Who gets to choose the people who sit on the boards and commissions that make decisions across Kentucky? The Kentucky Supreme Court heard two cases Thursday over the Republican supermajority legislature’s recent efforts to move powers away from the Democratic governor toward the other executive offices that are currently held by Republicans, like the agricultural commissioner or attorney general.

The governor’s office asked the justices to strike down laws that gave away some of his ability to appoint people to the State Fair Board and the Executive Branch Ethics Commission.

The two cases are closely linked, with Solicitor General Matt Kuhn defending both laws while the governor’s General Counsel Travis Mayo asked the court to strike them down. Kuhn told the panel of justices, who conven

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