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Kentucky's Two Most Recent Governors in Public Feud

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Kentucky's two most recent governors are feuding over the state's past and its future. 

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and former Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear have publicly criticized each other more than any other governors in recent memory. Beshear says Bevin should not dismantle the state's health care reforms. Bevin says Beshear lied about whether the state could afford the changes.

Beshear has started an advocacy group that has paid for ads criticizing Bevin while Bevin says he'll use public money to hire a private law firm to investigate Beshear for potentially violating state ethics and procurement laws.

The feud is likely to extend into the fall elections, where Republicans are trying to take control of the last legislative chamber in the South still controlled by Democrats.

A proud native of Murray, Kentucky, Allison grew up roaming the forests of western Kentucky and visiting national parks across the country. She graduated in 2014 from Murray State University where she studied Environmental Sustainability, Television Production, and Spanish. She loves meeting new people, questioning everything, and dancing through the sun and the rain. She hopes to make a positive impact in this world several endeavors at a time.
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