Campaign fundraising for and against a controversial ballot measure related to school funding in Kentucky has already surpassed $4 million, with nearly two months to go before the General Election.
Protect Our Schools Kentucky, the campaign against Amendment 2, has raised almost double the amount of Kentucky Students First/Yes on 2, according to new reports filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
Protect Our Schools Kentucky raised around $3 million between late May and early September, while K entucky Students First raised around $1.5 million between mid-April and early September.
According to the reports, Protect Our Schools Kentucky has spent more than $175,000 of funds raised, while Kentucky Students First has spent just over $415,000.
In November, Kentuckians will decide whether or not the state should amend its constitution to let lawmakers allocate tax dollars for education outside the public schools system, commonly referred to by proponents as giving families “school choice.”