In 2012, when PGA golfer “Bubba” Watson won the Masters tournament, he was asked if he had ever dreamed of winning such a prestigious event. Blinking back tears, Watson replied that his “dreams had never gotten this far.”
Parents of children forced to attend substandard public schools, particularly here in Jefferson County, have also had seemingly unattainable dreams of someday being able to choose and, more importantly, afford a different path for their children. Turning those dreams into reality for families in Kentucky’s 13 most populous counties is now possible thanks to the recent passage of House Bill 563 by the General Assembly. (I predict this reform will be extended statewide by the end of the next legislative session.)
After uncertainty, Kentucky legislature overrides Beshear veto of school choice measure msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Lawmakers hurried bills dealing with school choice, broadband funding and tax breaks for data centers through the Kentucky legislature ahead of Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto period, which begins at midnight.
The deadline means today is the last day the Republican-led legislature can pass bills and still have the chance to override any vetoes issued by Beshear, a Democrat.
Lawmakers will return to consider veto overrides during the final two days of the legislative session on March 29 and 30. But any bills passed on those last days won’t be veto-proof.
Here’s what lawmakers are trying to pass under the wire:
Kentucky school choice measure clears Senate, heads to House as veto period looms msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.