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The Constitutionality Of An Executive Spending Plan, Paul E. Salamanca Jan 2003

The Constitutionality Of An Executive Spending Plan, Paul E. Salamanca

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Operation of government in the absence of appropriations has become relatively common in the United States, particularly when projected expenses exceed projected revenue, making adoption of a budget a difficult task for the legislature. This Article focuses on the budget crisis in the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 2002 through 2003. In Part I, this Article recapitulates the history of the spending plan, including the action filed in Franklin Circuit Court to affirm its constitutionality. In Part II, this Article discusses certain theoretical, historical, and legal principles that inform analysis of the plan. In Part III, it considers certain deviations and …


A Sleeping Giant: §2 Of The Kentucky Constitution, Allison I. Connelly Jun 1992

A Sleeping Giant: §2 Of The Kentucky Constitution, Allison I. Connelly

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In this newsletter article, Professor Connelly discusses Section 2 of the Kentucky Constitution which prohibits the exercise of arbitrary official power.


Report Of The Debates And Proceedings Of The Convention For The Revision Of The Constitution Of The State Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1849) Dec 1848

Report Of The Debates And Proceedings Of The Convention For The Revision Of The Constitution Of The State Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1849)

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Journal Of The Convention, Begun And Held At The Capitol In The Town Of Frankfort, On Monday The Twenty-Second Day Of July, In The Year Of Our Lord One Thousand, Seven Hundred And Ninety-Nine., Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1799) Jan 1799

Journal Of The Convention, Begun And Held At The Capitol In The Town Of Frankfort, On Monday The Twenty-Second Day Of July, In The Year Of Our Lord One Thousand, Seven Hundred And Ninety-Nine., Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1799)

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Journal Of The First Constitutional Convention Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1792) Dec 1791

Journal Of The First Constitutional Convention Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1792)

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