For the second time in recent weeks.

Kentucky's gubernatorial candidates shared the stage last night for another debate.

We began our election coverage at Northern Kentucky University.

Appearing last night on WCCO.

Democratic Governor Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, debated topics including education, taxes and the current auto worker strike.

Each took a turn promoting their plans for improving public education.

Cameron discussed what he calls his catch up plan, which would, among other things, fund tutoring for kids suffering learning loss.

And he accused the governor of not doing enough to help students who fallen behind since schools were closed during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Bashir discussed his own plan for a pay raise for all public school personnel and continue to push for state funded pre-K. My opponent's catch up plan has vouchers in it, which would define tens of millions of dollars in our public schools.

Take money out of public schools and provide them to fancy private schools that didn't catch anybody up.

My plan an across the board 11% raise for every teacher, bus driver, mental health counselor.

If we want to catch our kids up in math, they have to have a math teacher.

And it's also time for universal pre-K for every four year old in Kentucky.

Well, the first person I'm on to enroll in the Cameron catch up plan is Andy Beshear, because it appears he has not read my policy.

My policy is about public education.

I want to make sure that our schools are the best version of themselves again.

I grew up in the heart and county school system.

My wife is a public school teacher, my sister in law, a public schoolteacher.

The majority of our students are in public schools.

And what Andy Beshear did in shutting down our schools for nearly two years is a shame.

And we need a governor that is going to lean into this issue to fight for our kids and make sure that they have the best education system here possible in Kentucky policy.

Both candidates also went toe to toe about the state's abortion policy, with each painting the other as being extreme.

As we've reported, Kentucky law currently bans most abortions.

Last night, Beshear pointed to Cameron's support for the law, which does not have exceptions for rape or incest.

Cameron, on the other hand, noted Bashir's veto of a bill that included restrictions on abortion.

For our kids.

andI Bashir is a sheep in wolves clothing when it comes to the issue of life.

Here's a governor who vetoed a 15 week ban on abortion has signed a pledge saying that he wants taxpayers to pay for abortions.

His biggest contributor outside of Joe Biden is Planned Parenthood.

That is someone if we get the record straight on him, the majority of Kentucky will not like his position on the issue of life.

Since the moment I started running for attorney general almost nine years ago, I've been clear that I support reasonable restrictions, especially on late term abortions.

But there's a reason that he wants to talk about that.

It's that our current trigger law is the most extreme in the country, and it doesn't even provide exceptions for victims of rape and incest, some as young as nine years old.

My opponent had 3 to 4 separate direct questions about whether he personally supported those exceptions and he would not say he does.

Social Services.

After the debate, Cameron laid out a list of reasons for thanking Andy Beshear is off.

Beshear laughed off the remarks and said he was okay with letting Kentuckians make up their own minds.

The people of Kentucky.

Well, I think it's crazy to have a governor here in Kentucky who openly endorses Joe Biden.

I think it's crazy to have this governor who fails to protect women's sports from biological males.

I think it's crazy to have this governor fail to cut our taxes, crazy to have this governor shut down our small businesses, our churches in our schools.

And it's crazy to have a governor who's let out 2000 criminals from jail.

And 50% of those have recommitted felony offenses.

That is crazy.

And I think the majority of Kentuckians think that that person should not be leading our state.

And that's why I'm running so hard to replace him.

He's running against somebody and not running for something.

I believe that we ought to run this race on our track records and what we want to do.

People of Kentucky know who I am.

They know this family and they know we care about every single citizen in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Meanwhile, I have an opponent that won't say that he supports exceptions for victims of rape and incest.

I'll let the people of Kentucky decide who's crazy and who's not.

Kentucky's general election is November 7th, and that's just three weeks from today.

Now, that's one of several meetings last night between Governor Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

You'll see both of them right here next Monday, on October 23rd on Kentucky.

Tonight, we will talk about jobs, taxes, education, energy and other important issues that affect Kentucky.

And we want your questions and comments.

That happens all Monday night at eight Eastern, seven Central right here on K.T..