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  Bevin takes ax to Beshear's executive orders
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Last EditedRP  Dec 23, 2015 06:04pm
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AuthorMike Wynn and Tom Loftus
MediaNewspaper - Louisville Courier Journal
News DateWednesday, December 23, 2015 04:10:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn his first major policy action, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin issued a series of executive orders Tuesday that shield religious county clerks – like Kim Davis – from being named on marriage licenses and roll back efforts by the Beshear administration that would have restored voting rights to thousands of ex-felons.

Bevin, who campaigned on conservative platforms during this year's heated race for governor, said in a statement that he was upholding his commitments to voters.

Among the five orders filed Tuesday, he also implemented a hiring freeze in state government, repealed Beshear's order raising the minimum wage for state employees and abolished the governor's employee advisory council.
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