Tenured Kentucky professors could be fired under a late addition to the state budget - Phillip M. Bailey and Justin Sayers, Courier Journal

College professors in Kentucky are furious after learning language was reintroduced in the state budget that would allow universities to fire tenured faculty when making financial cuts. The provision, added by state Sen. Chris McDaniel, would allow public colleges and universities to remove positions if it changes or eliminates an academic program. McDaniel told Courier Journal that passage was added to the state budget bill after consulting with Kentucky university board members and presidents. "The protections for academic freedom are still intact (under state law)," McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, said in a statement. "This language just affects the potentially eliminated programs." https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2018/03/28/tenured-kentucky-professors-fired-state-budget/464060002/