Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission superfluous

Less than a week after firing its only full-time staff member, the new Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Charles Snavely told members of the Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission that the commission may no longer be needed because of changes in communications technology.

He also suggested the cabinet's public relations arm might be able to serve a similar function
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In deciding whether to keep funding the commission, he said he's looking into whether the environmental cabinet's own education, outreach and communications staff can carry out the function of the commission. Because of Gov. Matt Bevin's instructions for most agencies to cut 9 percent of their budgets to pay for unfunded pensions, "every single thing we do needs to be evaluated," including the future of the commission.
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"There was some discussion about more regulations," Snavely told the commissioners. "My question is where is the money going to come from" to do the regulating?

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