26-04-2016 15:02 via wbrz.com

Pro-voucher group hits governor for cut proposal in TV ad

BATON ROUGE - A pro-voucher group is striking at Gov. John Bel Edwards in a new TV ad, criticizing him for a proposal to cut the program next year.The ad from the Louisiana Federation for Children, released Tuesday, accuses the Democratic governor of taking away school choice.Edwards is proposing a $6 million reduction in state spending on the voucher program in the financial year that begins July 1, as Louisiana grapples with a deep budget shortfall.The pro-voucher group says the cut would boot
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