Debate postponed, MN Senate will vote today on Republicans’ E-12 education funding bill
Debate was postponed because other legislation took much longer than expected Monday, and now the Minnesota Senate is set to vote today (Tues) on the Republican majority's E-12 education funding package. It's a fraction of the governor's proposal, and Maplewood Democrat Chuck Wiger (WEE-ger) says the Republican bill... ..."grossly ignores the needs of public education throughout our state. We need to do much more." Republicans say E-12 education got a big funding increase in the last legislative session. This time they're focusing on measures to increase literacy, plus a "Parents' Bill of Rights" that prohibits "doxing" -- and they say gives [...]