Both candidates were in western Kentucky today for a Chamber of Commerce debate.

Paducah broadcast on WP WPC.

Here are the candidates on the topics of education, crime and the state income tax.

We cannot have a strong secondary school and community college system if we do not have a strong K-through-12 system.

And this governor shut down our schools for nearly two years, and because of it, we have significant learning loss, so much so that our kids are behind in all of the indicators for success.

This attorney general's also put out an education plan that support vouchers that would take tens of millions of dollars away from our public schools and send them to fancy private schools in some big cities.

It would absolutely devastate K-through-12 education.

Well, I'm proud to be a governor that leads the Kentucky State Police and now has it at the healthiest level it has been in over a decade.

I worked hard to secure $15,000 raises, the largest one we have ever seen.

And for the first time in a long time, our numbers of troopers are going up.

We have more applications than we have seen in years, and that means communities like this will be safer.

And if the governor wanted to give me the Kentucky State Police, I would gladly take them.

But this governor is responsible for the Kentucky State Police and is not doing what he can to make sure we tamp down violent crime.

And that's why the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed this campaign.

I certainly will be the governor who eliminates Kentucky's income tax.

Again, Andy Beshear, who has just yesterday, two days ago endorsed Joe Biden, has endorsed the Biden economy, which has made it again more difficult for you to buy groceries, gas and secure that child care.

And so we need leadership in this state that acknowledges that and is going to do everything he can to make sure we give more of your hard earned money back to you.

This plan is Kansas plan.

It would crater our economy.

He'd cut education.

He'd cut health care, and all of these major infrastructure projects would stop.

It happened in Kansas.

You can't do it in four years.

You have to do it responsibly.

And you'll see the candidates for governor right here on TV on Monday, October 23rd.

Governor Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron will be our guests on Kentucky tonight.

And you'll be able to send us your questions and comments.

That's at 8 p.m. Eastern, seven Central here on KCET.