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Mandela Barnes: “Our state has not met the two-thirds commitment to fully…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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For the Record: Mandela Barnes announces run for governor

Published | Video Starts at 09:16

And just a couple last questions here for you, but it sounds like you're saying under a Barnes administration, you would also take a look at the public school funding formula. Is that true? Yes, of course. Our state has not met the two-thirds commitment to fully fund our public schools in quite some time. That is the responsibility because that burden is falling on property tax rolls. A lot of people just got their property tax bills and saw an increase. (09:16–09:22)

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Asserts that Wisconsin has not met its commitment to fund public schools at two-thirds.

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