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Court rules finance secretary has broad investigative powers

by Bruce Schreiner
| October 29, 2020 2:03 PM

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s chief financial officer wields broad authority that can include issuing subpoenas to people outside government when investigating possible mismanagement in the awarding of state contracts, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

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