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Mandela Barnes: “The burden [of school funding] is falling on property tax…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:41

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 burden [of school funding] is falling on property tax rolls. A lot of people just got their property tax bills and saw an increase. The reason that is the case because Republicans have chosen to deny our public schools across Wisconsin the resources and the support that they need to be able to thrive. (04:41–09:27)

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Asserts that the lack of school funding is increasing property taxes.

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