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Mandela Barnes: “We don't have full funding for our public schools right now…”

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

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Mandela Barnes – April 9, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 06:15

We still have a $7.25 minimum wage. We still haven't expanded Badger care. We still haven't legalized marijuana. We still have so many issues under the sun that people have been so desperate. We don't have full funding for our public schools right now because Republicans in the legislature have abdicated their responsibility. So I want everybody to know exactly what's at stake. But I also don't want people to look at the election results and take it for granted and just assume that we're going to win just because, yeah, there's. (06:15–06:22)

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Asserts that public schools in Wisconsin are not fully funded due to Republican legislative actions.

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