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Melissa Hughes: “Communities [in Wisconsin] having to go to referendums.”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Wisconsin Governor Candidate Missy Hughes on the Budget Surplus Vote | Curbside

Published | Video Starts at 02:56

It has not been invested. And we've seen the results of that. We've seen our public schools really struggling for resources. We've seen Communities [in Wisconsin] having to go to referendums. So invested has been a source of frustration for many folks. And this surplus of money, it's not like it's just a pot of money that's sitting there, but it is money that's part of the budget that is not accounted for. (02:56–02:59)

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Asserts that Wisconsin communities have had to resort to referendums.

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