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Saturday, December 26th, 2015

Kentucky Governor Lowers Minimum Wage, Strips Voting Rights

Author:     Alexandra Jacobo
Source:     Nation of Change
Publication Date:     December 24, 2015
 Link: Kentucky Governor Lowers Minimum Wage, Strips Voting Rights
Stephan:   Because so few people turned out to vote -- an increasingly American phenomenon -- a tea party ideologue was elected governor of Kentucky. True to form he immediately set about trashing the state government to the detriment of thousands. Way to go Kentuckians., you're on track to follow Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Kansas and watch your state slide into second world status, and economic disaster. No one to blame but yourselves.
Newly elected Republican Governor of Kentucky Matt Bevin Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Newly elected Republican Governor of Kentucky Matt Bevin
Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

The newly elected governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin, filed five executive orders this week. Among them were decisions that will strip former felons of voting rights and will lower the minimum wage for government workers and contractors.

Governor Bevin is a Tea Party Republican who took office less than a month ago from former Democratic Governor Steve Beshear.

While in office, Gov. Beshear restored voting rights to 140,000 former felons that have served their sentences. Now Gov. Bevin has reversed this.

Bevin stated:

“While I have been a vocal supporter of the restoration of rights, it is an issue that must be addressed through the legislature and by the will of the people.”

His decision will affect mainly African Americans and individuals from lower income brackets, it will not, however, affect those who have already received a certificate confirming their restoration of rights.

Now former felons will have to petition for the restorations of […]

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