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From The Lexington Herald-Leader: Matt Bevin says he’s out-hustling other states for jobs. What do the numbers show?

Berry Craig
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By DANIEL DESROCHERS

COVINGTON -- At the Kentucky League of Cities conference last month, Gov. Matt Bevin told a story about the former governor of Florida and the governor of Texas. The two men, at the time in charge of the fourth and second largest economies in the United States, were one-upping each other about the number of jobs they were adding in their states. As they went back and forth, Bevin said he butted in with an analogy.

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