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Gadfly Bites 6/3/26—VAP(idity) on parade

Jeff Murray
6.3.2026
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  1. I don’t know how your summer concert plans are shaping up, but here’s something fun you might consider: Ohio’s EdChoice haters are going on tour! Honesty for Ohio Education’s got a new Voucher Accountability Project (VAP) underway which, as we learn from Laura Hancock, is going to host townhall meetings throughout the state starting soon. While the organization says the main point of these events is to explain how money spent on Ohio vouchers “hits” public schools, Hancock herself helpfully includes all the other justifications Cleveland.com has published to hate vouchers over time. Just to make sure their readers know how hateable they are even if they can’t make any of the tour stops. (Cleveland.com, 6/2/26) I assume this dude will be front and center in the mosh pit of fibs and exaggerations (as he is in this op-ed) for some these gigs. Or maybe manning the merch booth. (Ohio Capital Journal, 6/2/26)

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Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. He has two degrees from the Ohio State University and lives in the Clintonville neighborhood with his wife.

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