Judge: No funds for religious school
STATE MONEY FOR CUMBERLANDS PROJECT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Jack Brammer And Linda Blackford
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FRANKFORT --
The General Assembly violated the state Constitution when it appropriated $10 million to the University of the Cumberlands for a pharmacy building and $1 million for scholarships in 2006, a judge ruled Thursday.
In an 11-page order that can be appealed, retired Franklin County Circuit Judge Roger Crittenden ruled in a summary judgment that "there is no question that the appropriation of $10 million (of) tax dollars to the university to construct a pharmacy building is a direct payment to a non-public religious school for educational purpose."