During his first year in office, Gov. Matt Bevin signed a budget that put more money into the state’s ailing pension systems than ever before. The money partly came from 9 percent cuts to most of state government over the next two years. During year-end press conference, the governor belittled critics who condemned his budget cuts.
“We, nonetheless, haven’t collapsed," Bevin said. "We, in fact, cut those budgets and, in fact, everybody’s doing fairly well. The economy is doing well. The state is doing well. The services are being provided.”
Cuts went into effect in July.
Bevin criticized coverage of his first year in elected office, saying that reporters write “silly” stories about his administration. He also repeatedly criticized reporters for not covering corruption allegations in the office of Attorney General Andy Beshear, a Democrat who is challenging Bevin in multiple lawsuits.
