With legislature on board at last, Kentuckians will vote on pardon limits amid elections

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 843

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Like many Kentuckians, state Sen. Chris McDaniel was horrified when he found out that Gov. Matt Bevin had pardoned a group of hardened criminals just as he was leaving Frankfort.

The Ryland Heights Republican was so horrified that he embarked on a seven-year journey to make sure it couldn’t happen again.

“There were lots of things that were egregious in history, but this really, I think, for the modern General Assembly really took the …

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