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Mandela Barnes: “School districts and communities [in Wisconsin] going to…”

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

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Interview with Mandela Barnes for Governor

Published | Video Starts at 14:16

But another thing that comes up as well is, is our schools. Our public schools are not fully funded. And because of the fact that the legislature has abdicated their responsibility, what we see is School districts and communities [in Wisconsin] going to referendum every election cycle. almost every year, it feels like there's an historic number of referendum questions. And these are people who are voting to raise their own taxes and not to build a new stadium. (14:16–14:21)

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Asserts that Wisconsin school districts frequently hold referendums to raise funds.

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