From The Louisville Courier-Journal: Could 'backdoor vouchers' incite another Kentucky teacher strike?
By MANDY McLAREN
Top Republican lawmakers are throwing their support behind a controversial private school tax break bill, signaling the measure may squeak through in the final days of Kentucky’s legislative session — a move that could remobilize Bluegrass teachers fresh off a massive “sickout.”
House Speaker David Osborne, a Republican from Prospect, signed on as co-sponsor of House Bill 205 on Wednesday. He joins two other members of Republican leadership in supporting the legislation, including bill sponsor Rep. John “Bam” Carney, majority floor leader.
The bill, which had its first reading Friday, would create a statewide private school scholarship tax credit program.