New Governor Restores Safety Board That Bevin Had Abolished

Kentucky's new Democratic governor has restored a workplace safety standards board that his Republican predecessor had eliminated as wasteful and unnecessary. The question that many comp watchers in the state now are asking is whether Gov. Andy Beshear will undo other executive orders that previous Gov. Matt Bevin issued. One of those directives, which met with stiff opposition and litigation, dismantled the Workers' Compensation Nominating Commission. Bevin, who lost to Beshear in last fall's election, in 2018 replaced the commission with a smaller nominating committee,...