FRANKFURT, Ky., April 26 (UPI) -- Two Kentucky judges will rule on lawsuits surrounding state appropriations for a religious-affiliated university and college.
Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher wants the courts to approve the appropriation of $10 million to University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg and to Campbellsville University, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
The Kentucky Fairness Alliance, a gay rights group, is challenging the appropriation, saying state law prohibits the money from going to "a sectarian and denominational school that treats Kentucky citizens unequally."
University of the Cumberlands expelled an openly gay student earlier this month.
Fletcher said he wouldn't veto the funding because it would come from coal company taxes, not the general taxpaying citizen.
