Beshear lied about HB1 W/ Corey DeAngelis

Beshear lied about HB1 W/ Corey DeAngelis

From The Andrew Cooperrider Show by Andrew Cooperrider

April 6, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

Andrew Cooperrider discusses the implications of House Bill 1 and critiques Governor Beshear's statements regarding the legislation with guest Corey DeAngelis.

Beshear lied about HB1 to further his presidential aspirations. Shocker, I know — but Governor Beshear straight-up lied about what House Bill 1 actually does for school choice in Kentucky. He vetoed it, claiming it would take money from public schools and hurt Kentucky kids. That was false. HB1 simply lets Kentucky families participate in a federal tax credit scholarship program. Kentuckians can donate up to $1,700 to approved scholarship organizations and get a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit. Those funds help K-12 students (public or private) with tuition, fees, and education costs. Not one penny comes from Kentucky state taxes or public-school budgets. The legislature overrode his veto overwhelmingly (House 77-14, Senate 31-5), and now it’s law. I sat down with Corey DeAngelis to break it all down — what HB1 really does, how Beshear misrepresented it, and why he put special interests and his presidential ambitions ahead of Kentucky families.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Cooperrider

Guest: Corey DeAngelis

Topics covered

  • school choice
  • politics
  • legislation
  • education funding
  • government accountability

Keywords

  • HB1
  • Beshear
  • Kentucky
  • school choice
  • tax credit
  • education
  • legislation
  • public schools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kentucky, House Bill 1, Kentucky families, Kentucky state taxes, public schools, federal tax credit scholarship program

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