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*Freiburger, Calvin (March 18, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/judge-blocks-kentucky-law-to-ban-abortion-of-babies-with-beating-hearts Judge blocks Kentucky’s new law banning abortion of babies with beating hearts]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved March 19, 2019.</ref> and he later signed another pro-life bill banning abortion on the basis of sex, race, or disability.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Freiburger, Calvin (March 18, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/judge-blocks-kentucky-law-to-ban-abortion-of-babies-with-beating-hearts Judge blocks Kentucky’s new law banning abortion of babies with beating hearts]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved March 19, 2019.</ref> and he later signed another pro-life bill banning abortion on the basis of sex, race, or disability.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Gstalter, Morgan (March 20, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/434902-kentucky-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortions-due-to-disability Kentucky governor signs bill banning abortions on basis of race, sex, disability]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
 
*Gstalter, Morgan (March 20, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/434902-kentucky-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortions-due-to-disability Kentucky governor signs bill banning abortions on basis of race, sex, disability]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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*Stieber, Zachary (March 20, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/kentucky-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortion-on-basis-of-race-sex-disability_2846620.html Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortion on Basis of Race, Sex, Disability]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved March 20, 2019.</ref>
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*Stieber, Zachary (March 20, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/kentucky-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortion-on-basis-of-race-sex-disability_2846620.html Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortion on Basis of Race, Sex, Disability]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved March 20, 2019.</ref> On March 26, 2019, Bevin signed a bill enforcing free speech protections on public university campuses.<ref>Vondracek, Christopher (March 27, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/27/kentucky-enacts-campus-free-speech-law-bans-free-s/ Kentucky's Bevin signs bill to protect expression on campus, ban 'free speech' zones]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 28, 2019</ref><ref>Ciccotta, Tom (March 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/28/kentucky-lawmakers-pass-legislation-to-expand-speech-rights-on-campus/ Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Expand Speech Rights on Campus]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 28, 2019.</ref>
  
 
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Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Governor of Kentucky
From: December 8, 2015 – Present
Predecessor Steve Beshear
Successor Incumbent (no successor)
Information
Party Republican
Spouse(s) Glenna Bevin
Religion Southern Baptist
Military Service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch Army
Service Years 1989–1993
Rank Captain
Unit 5th Infantry Division

Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin (born January 9, 1967) is a Tea Party conservative governor of Kentucky. He began his tenure as governor in 2015. Prior to this, Bevin served as a successful business owner and a U.S. Army officer. He also campaigned unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2014.

2014 U.S. Senate election

Bevin unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator and then-minority leader Mitch McConnell in the Senate primary in 2014.[1]

Kentucky governor

In 2015, Bevin became only the second Republican governor of Kentucky in four decades, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting a 2–5 point defeat.[2][3][4]

Two months prior to the election, Bevin indicated his full support for Christian clerk Kim Davis, who declines to repudiate the Bible by issuing homosexual marriage licenses.

In the 2016 elections, the Kentucky GOP made massive gains in the state house, gaining a supermajority[5] and controlling the House for the first time since 1921.[6] After the election, Republicans controlled every state legislature in the Southern United States.[5] Before this, the House had been controlled by Democrats, while the Senate and governorship was GOP-controlled, meaning that conservative legislation supported by Bevin and the Senate would die in the house.[6] Because of this victory, Bevin's fiscal and social conservative agenda can now be realized.[6]

Bevin declared both 2016 and 2017 to be the Year of the Bible in Kentucky.[7][8]

After the 2016 election, Republicans did not delay passing conservative legislation. On January 7, 2017, the Kentucky legislature passed seven bills, most of which either created additional protections for unborn human beings (such as banning the form of murder called "abortion" after 20-weeks of pregnancy) or reduced the hold of labor unions in the state (such as by passing a right to work law).[9][10] Bevin signed all seven into law.[11][12] The first of the bills Bevin stated he would sign was the 20-week abortion ban.[13]

On March 16, 2017, Bevin signed SB 17 into law, which restored freedom to student clubs and organizations in public schools by disallowing the schools from regulating those groups in ways such as forcing them to accept LGBTQ people as members.[14][15] Also in 2017, Bevin signed bills into law making attacking a police officer a hate crime,[16][17] placing Planned Parenthood at the end of the line for funding,[17] and expanding charter schools in Kentucky.[18][19]

In April 2017, Bevin signed into law HB 128, which required the Kentucky Board of Education to develop guidelines for Bible literacy classes so that any such class in public schools would have the same rules.[20][21] Bevin signed another bill authorizing Bible classes in June 2017.[22][23]

In January 2018, Kentucky became the first state in the U.S. to implement a law requiring Medicaid recipients to work.[24]

In March 2019, Bevin signed a bill making Kentucky a constitutional carry state by eliminating the permit requirement for carrying a concealed gun.[25] Also in March 2019, Bevin signed a bill into law banning abortion after a heartbeat is detected in an unborn human,[26] and he later signed another pro-life bill banning abortion on the basis of sex, race, or disability.[27] On March 26, 2019, Bevin signed a bill enforcing free speech protections on public university campuses.[28][29]

References

  1. ↑ Trinko, Katrina (July 29, 2013). Kentucky’s Ted Cruz?. National Review. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (November 4, 2015). Kentucky’s Next Governor, Matt Bevin, Rode In on Outsider Status. The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay & Blinder, Alan (November 3, 2015). Matt Bevin, Republican, Wins Governor’s Race in Kentucky. The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Loftus, Tom (November 9, 2016). GOP takes Ky House in historic shift. Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brammer, Jack & Blackford, Linda (November 8, 2016). Republicans take the Kentucky House after 95 years of Democratic control. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ Watkins, Morgan (December 22, 2016). Bevin: 2017 is also the 'Year of the Bible'. courier-journal.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Gryboski, Michael (December 23, 2016). Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Declares 2017 Another 'Year of the Bible'. The Christian Post. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ Loftus, Tom; Watkins, Morgan (January 7, 2017). GOP fast-tracks abortion, right-to-work, UofL bills. courier-journal.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ Williams, Chris (January 8, 2017). Kentucky Republicans pass 7 bills in one day. whas11.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Better Commonwealth: Gov. Bevin Signs Historic Week One Legislation. kentucky.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ Bevin: New laws will be in effect by Monday. WKYT. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ Gov. Bevin says he's signing bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks first. WCPO. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ Gov. Bevin Signs SB 17, Protecting Religious Expression in Public Schools. WTVQ-DT (March 20, 2017). Retrieved on March 22, 2017.
  15. ↑ KY Law Would Allow Student Groups to Discriminate Against LGBT People. The Hill (March 20, 2017). Retrieved on March 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ Bevin Signs Contentious Blue Lives Matter Law. The Courier-Journal (March 22, 2017). Retrieved on March 30, 2017.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Bevin Signs Planned Parenthood, Blue Lives Matter Bills Into Law. kentuckytoday.com (March 28, 2017). Retrieved on March 30, 2017.
  18. ↑ Matt Bevin Signs Charter Schools Bill Into Law. The Courier-Journal (March 22, 2017). Retrieved on March 30, 2017.
  19. ↑ Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Signs Charter Schools Bill. WDRB (March 22, 2017). Retrieved on March 30, 2017.
  20. ↑ Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Elective Bible Courses in Public Schools. The Christian Post (April 29, 2017). Retrieved on May 23, 2017.
  21. ↑ The Latest: Bible Literacy Bill Headed to Governor's Desk. U.S. News & World Report (March 29, 2017). Retrieved on May 23, 2017.
  22. ↑ Kentucky Allows Public Schools to Teach Bible Classes. The Hill (June 29, 2017). Retrieved on June 29, 2017.
  23. ↑ Wise, Talia (June 30, 2017). Kentucky Says OK to Teaching the Bible in Schools. CBN News. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  24. ↑ Tobin, Michael (January 29, 2018). Kentucky becomes 1st state in nation to require Medicaid recipients to work. Fox News. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  25. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
  26. ↑ Multiple references:
  27. ↑ Multiple references:
  28. ↑ Vondracek, Christopher (March 27, 2019). Kentucky's Bevin signs bill to protect expression on campus, ban 'free speech' zones. The Washington Times. Retrieved March 28, 2019
  29. ↑ Ciccotta, Tom (March 28, 2019). Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Expand Speech Rights on Campus. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

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