In Kentucky, Deregulation And Worker Safety Collide

WEKU | By Eleanor Klibanoff

Published November 15, 2018 at 7:59 AM EST

Business owner and political candidate Matt Bevin expressed disdain for OSHA regulations. Then, he became governor of Kentucky.

Read this story, part of the series Fatal Flaws, an investigation by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, the Ohio Valley ReSource, and The Center for Public Integrity.

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