| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Jack Conway: Same-sex marriage ban is last vestige of discrimination.
Jack Conway: Didn't challenge court ruling that allowed same-sex marriage.
Steve Beshear: Will veto a bill that would ban gay marriage in KY.
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Crime
Matt Bevin: Overturn voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences.
Steve Beshear: Grant voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences.
Matt Bevin: Restore felon voting rights, but only through legislature.
Steve Beshear: Restore right to vote to most nonviolent felons.
Jack Conway: Reduce crime via focus on cybercrime against kids.
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Drugs
Jack Conway: Fight prescription drug abuse; set up treatment centers.
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Education
Matt Bevin: Proposed school cuts of $128M; legislature restored them.
Matt Bevin: End education monopoly with school choice and vouchers.
Jack Conway: Enforce consumer protection laws at for-profit schools.
Steve Beshear: High national rankings shows that education is good in KY.
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Energy & Oil
Jack Conway: Maintain low energy rates by protecting coal economy.
Matt Bevin: Fight against EPA's relentless attacks on the coal industry.
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Environment
Jack Conway: Fight the EPA's burdensome regulations.
Steve Beshear: Secures Clean Water Act funding to clean up pollution.
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Government Reform
Alison Grimes: Presidential Commission on Election Integrity is a sham.
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Gun Control
Matt Bevin: Culture of violence, like zombie shows, cause mass shootings.
Matt Bevin: School shootings caused by "culture of death" in media.
Mitch McConnell: Congress cannot fix school shootings; must act locally.
Jack Conway: Believes in right to bear arms and self-protection.
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Health Care
Jack Conway: Recovered $600M by suing providers for Medicaid fraud.
Matt Bevin: Disband KYNECT immediately; transition to federal system.
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Homeland Security
Jack Conway: Protect veterans and active servicemembers from fraud.
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Jobs
Matt Bevin: Minimum wage stifles job creation; reduce to $7.25.
Steve Beshear: Raise state worker minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10.
Jack Conway: Right to organize is pathway to middle class.
Matt Bevin: Replace prevailing wage requirements with Right-to-Work.
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Principles & Values
Alison Grimes: Father indicted for illegal campaign contributions to Alison.
Matt Bevin: Led public Pledge of Allegiance, & speeches about patriotism.
Matt Bevin: Don't celebrate partisanship; call for unity instead.
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Social Security
Matt Bevin: Replace public pension system with 401(k) for new employees.
Jack Conway: Sue banks to recover Great Recession public pension losses.
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Tax Reform
Matt Bevin: Reduce tax revenue: not simple revenue neutrality.
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War & Peace
Steve Beshear: Gratitude for troops who fight terror & keep America free.
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Welfare & Poverty
Matt Bevin: Random drug testing for welfare recipients.
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