On February 18, the Kentucky Senate passed SB 151, after amending it. The original bill provided for partisan elections in even-numbered years to elect the Kentucky Public Service Commissioners. The Senate amended the bill to provide that the idea should be studied by the Legislative Research Commission.
More robot party hacks in executive offices.
Right now the PSC members are appointed by the governor, and thus are more likely to be “robot party hacks” than if they were elected.