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Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin departed the governor's mansion three days ago, but the reverberations of some of his final actions are still being felt across the state.

Bevin, a Republican who narrowly lost a bid for a second term last month, issued pardons to hundreds of people, including convicted rapists, murderers and drug offenders.

In one case, Bevin pardoned a man whose whose family raised more than $20,000 to pay off money still owed from his 2015 gubernatorial campaign.

In all, the former governor signed off on 428 pardons and commutations since his loss to Democrat Andy Beshear, according to The Courier-Journal. The paper notes, "The beneficiaries include one offender convicted of raping a child, another who hired a hit man to kill his business partner and a third who killed his parents."

Bevin's controversial decisions have been greeted with shock and consternation from many across the state.

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Bevin, a Republican

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Originally posted by pianojuggler:
The modern republican party: corrupt AND spiteful.

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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
The good Republican people of Kentucky like this sort of thing.

We’re supposed to make allowances.

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Originally posted by CHAS:

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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
The good Republican people of Kentucky like this sort of thing.

We’re supposed to make allowances.

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