… concerns, education, and start there and try to get an understanding of what is really bothering them and try to offer solutions on where there can be progress. For example, In the Senate District 8 communities, there is these ongoing school referenda that have come up year after year after year in certain communities. And that's simply of consequence of there not being sufficient funding. Notwithstanding the progress in shared revenues under Act 12, more needs to be done at the local level for more autonomy and more funding so that communities are not forced … (08:02–08:19)
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Asserts that ongoing school referenda in Senate District 8 are due to insufficient funding.
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