'Package deal' on jobs reported

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Fletcher denies claim in transcript

By Elisabeth J. Beardsley
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The Courier-Journal

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- In a taped phone call, a district highway official told a transportation personnel official that the governor's office had a "package deal" to satisfy two people promised the same job, according to records released yesterday.

The attorney general sent a transcript of the conversation to the state Personnel Board, which asked for the information as part of its state hiring investigation.

Gov. Ernie Fletcher denied yesterday that his office had arranged a deal.

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But Attorney General Greg Stumbo said the transcript shows that administration officials were violating hiring laws by selecting candidates for merit system jobs, which by state law must go to the most qualified applicant.

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[Roland99]

1. Surely you're not suggesting Gov. Ernie did anything improper!

:rofl: