Kentucky governor taking nominations for higher ed boards

By WBKO News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Gov. Andy Beshear is taking nominations to Kentucky university boards and other higher education boards. Vacancies will be considered during the Governor’s Post-secondary Education Nominating Committee’s next meeting. Boards include the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville boards of trustees; boards of regents at Western Kentucky University, Kentucky State,…

Braidy Industries founder Craig Bouchard sues company after being ousted

Morgan Watkins, Courier Journal Braidy Industries’ founder Craig Bouchard filed a lawsuit against the company he formed and several of its stockholders — including a limited liability company owned by Kentucky’s state government. Bouchard took legal action less than a month after Braidy’s board of directors removed him from his posts as the company’s CEO and board chairman. The defendants…