‘Clear political stunt’: Beshear rejects Ball’s nominees for executive ethics commission

States Newsroom · October 22, 2026

A day after submitting nominations for an appointment to the Executive Branch Ethics Commission, Republican Auditor Allison Ball says Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear rejected her list. A spokesperson for the governor said the list was “a clear political stunt.” Ball said in a Thursday statement she found it “deeply…

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