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State Representative Ryan Winkler
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-7026
For more information contact: Matt Swenson 651-297-8406
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MISTRUTHS OUT OF HANN
To the Editor:
Sen. David Hann's recent editorial was littered with misleading statements. His tactics are similar to the strategy of deception that killed a crucial levy referendum for Robbinsdale students this month.
I have a particular problem with Hann's claims that local governments should claim more responsibility for school funding. That may work for a few rich school districts, but it isn't a formula that will support strong education opportunities for all Minnesota students.
If Sen. Hann is concerned about local control, I invite him to join me in working to stop anti-tax extremists who live in other states from misleading Minnesota voters; hired hands like Paul Dorr who lied to voters in the Robbinsdale district to promote his own anti-tax agenda.
Minnesota's constitution mandates that the state provide a "uniform system of public schools," because Minnesota is supposed to work for everyone. Funding schools as Sen. Hann suggests – based on the value of homes in the district – doesn’t serve our students, our economy, or our future.
Ryan Winkler
State Representative
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