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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron responds to a question from a moderator during the Gubernatorial Forum at the 2023 Kentucky Chamber of Commerce annual meeting dinner in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Candidates in Kentucky governor’s race preview debates on tax cuts, education, and abortion

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stands in front of sports betting kiosks at Churchill Downs, Sept. 7, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Sports betting in Kentucky is off to a strong start right out of the gate, attracting more than $4.5 million in wagering since launching two weeks ago, Beshear said Thursday, Sept. 21. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)

Beshear says sports wagering is off to strong start in Kentucky, with the pace about to pick up

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Hadley Duvall answers questions from a reporter during an interview in Versailles, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Duvall is featured in a campaign ad attacking Republican Daniel Cameron's long-held position on the abortion issue. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

In Kentucky governor’s race, Democrat presses the case on GOP challenger’s abortion stance

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines speaks at a news conference about transgender inclusion in sports at the North Carolina Legislative Building, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) ** FILE **

Riley Gaines rips Kentucky Gov. Beshear in campaign ad for vetoing Save Women’s Sports Act

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron, right, and his wife, Makenze Cameron, chat with supporters after a campaign event on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. The candidate's wife was the main speaker, and she dismissed Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's proposed 11 percent pay raise for public school personnel as unfeasible. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

GOP candidate’s wife portrays rival’s proposed pay raise for school personnel as unfeasible

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sits for an interview in Versailles, Ky., May 17, 2023. Beshear has seized a commanding fundraising lead over Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in their marquee matchup in Kentucky, their latest campaign finance reports showed. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Democratic governor seizes commanding fundraising lead over GOP challenger in Kentucky campaign

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stands in front of sports betting kiosks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The Democratic governor placed the first sports bet Thursday at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. It fulfilled a pledge that his administration would launch sports wagering in time for the NFL season. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron announces his policy priorities for Kentucky's economy on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Cameron is challenging Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in the November election. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Cameron touts income tax cuts, Medicaid work rules for some able-bodied adults in his economic pitch

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Karen Schwartz, a teacher at Phoenix School of Discovery in Louisville, stands with other teaches and their supporters to protest perceived attacks on public education on March 12, 2019, in Frankfort, Ky. While 2023 Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in presenting his education plans, school choice advocacy groups have pumped millions of dollars into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky’s Democratic governor in campaign ads

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the Mike Miller Memorial Marshall County Bean Dinner at the Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Convention Center, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Gilbertsville, Ky. Beshear proposed awarding the largest pay raise in decades to Kentucky's public school personnel, upping the ante Wednesday, Aug. 16, in his competition with Republican challenger Daniel Cameron, who offered his own plan to boost salaries and overcome pandemic learning setbacks. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)

Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters in Richmond, Ky., June 2, 2023. Cameron says Kentucky should develop state-backed tutoring programs to help students recover from pandemic learning setbacks. Cameron also proposed raising starting salaries for teachers and bolstering discipline in classrooms. He introduced his plan Tuesday, Aug. 15 in a bid to undercut Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's record on education. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky police union backs GOP candidate who led investigation into Breonna Taylor’s shooting death

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., on Aug. 5, 2023. Beshear on Wednesday, Aug. 9, proposed another round of pay raises for Kentucky State Police troopers and bolstered training for law officers as part of his latest budget proposals to bolster public safety, coming amid a sharp focus on crime rates in his bid to win a second term. (Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via AP, File)

Kentucky governor’s efforts to help storm-ravaged towns may dilute GOP advantage in rural areas

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., on Aug. 5, 2023. Beshear on Wednesday, Aug. 9, proposed another round of pay raises for Kentucky State Police troopers and bolstered training for law officers as part of his latest budget proposals to bolster public safety, coming amid a sharp focus on crime rates in his bid to win a second term. (Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via AP, File)

Kentucky’s Democratic governor releases public safety budget plan amid tough reelection campaign

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Daniel Cameron, Kentucky attorney general and Republican candidate for governor, speaks to supporters, June 2, 2023, in Richmond, Ky. Cameron is looking to separate himself from the last GOP governor, apologizing for former Gov. Matt Bevin’s feud with educators, in an effort to reclaim lost territory with teachers — whose voting clout helped vault the incumbent Democratic governor into office. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

GOP nominee for Kentucky governor separates himself from ex-governor who feuded with educators

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters during the first stop of his multi-city campaign tour, June 2, 2023, in Richmond, Ky. Cameron said Wednesday, July 26, that he would move quickly as Kentucky's governor to revive a push to require some able-bodied adults to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

GOP nominee says he would renew push for Medicaid work requirement if elected governor in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sits for an interview in Versailles, Ky., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Beshear is pushing back against Republican efforts to cast him as an advocate of gender reassignment surgery for minors. The Democratic governor says in a new ad that his detractors have misrepresented his position. Beshear says he has always opposed such surgeries for minors. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Democratic governor pushes back against transgender-related attacks by GOP in Kentucky campaign

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Gov. Andy Beshear meets with supporters after speaking at a reelection campaign stop at the Democratic Campaign Field Office at 400 E Main Ave. in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, July 14, 2023. Beshear pledged Friday to redouble his push for higher teacher pay and universal access to early childhood education if he wins reelection, offering a glowing assessment of Kentucky's future that he said was fueled by record economic development gains that have occurred on his watch. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP)

Kentucky gubernatorial rivals offer contrasting themes on campaign trail

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to his supporters during a general election campaign stop at Spencer's Coffee in downtown Bowling Green, Ky., May 19, 2023. Beshear touted robust revenue collections in Kentucky as another sign of a surging state economy Thursday, July 13, building on a theme he has made a cornerstone of his reelection bid in a state that Republicans have dominated in recent years. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP, File)

Democratic Gov. Beshear touts economic gains as theme in reelection bid in GOP-trending Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

FILE - Daniel Cameron, Kentucky attorney general and Republican candidate for governor, speaks to supporters, June 2, 2023, in Richmond, Ky. Cameron's office on Thursday, June 22, asked the FBI to investigate a large infusion of campaign donations linked to a single credit card that flowed to the Kentucky Democratic Party and Gov. Andy Beshear's reelection campaign. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor’s race

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Linda Sarsour, co-founder of the activist group Until Freedom, speaks at a news conference in Louisville, Ky., on Monday, June 5, 2023 to announce a voter campaign in the Kentucky governor's race. Sarsour's group is leading the campaign aimed at defeating Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor. Taylor supporters have complained about Cameron's handling of the Taylor investigation in 2020. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan - Associated Press