EKB News

The lawyer for Greg Stumbo yesterday asked the Floyd County Circuit Court to toss out the Executive Branch Ethics Commission's advisory opinion that says it's improper for Stumbo to run for governor. The commission decided last year that Stumbo, the state's attorney general, couldn't run for governor after his office led the investigation into Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration for possible hiring violations. Stumbo is now running as a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor with Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford. Mike Bowling, Stumbo's attorney was quoted as saying the commission's decision was absolutely stifling going on to say if this precedent is upheld there's not a prosecutor in this state who could do the job and run for higher office.