While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear
Beshear campaign spokesperson Alex Floyd said the groups aired “misleading ads” on other topics because they “know how unpopular vouchers are in Kentucky.” Beshear says it was GOP lawmakers who failed to fully fund school transportation and that governors from both parties released low-level, nonviolent inmates near the end of their sentences to help ease the spread of COVID in prisons.
In Kentucky, Democrats said the anti-Beshear ads show that the pro-school choice groups view Cameron as an important ally in their cause. As the state’s attorney general, Cameron’s office unsuccessfully defended a Republican-backed measure to award tax credits for donations supporting private school tuition. The legislation wasResponding to the ruling, Cameron said he was “saddened that parents across the commonwealth won’t be able to use the needs-based funding” provided by the tax credit program to “expand learning opportunities for their children.
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