Today’s editorial in the Union-Tribune is spot on, and I love the pocket-veto reference at the end. I made a similar argument last week.
Initially, when I heard labor and school leaders were walking the council floor trying to drum up support for a loan/advance I asked: “They want it added to the $4 billion wish list?”
“No,” I was told. “They want the money now.”
And they want it from an agency that is going out of business if the governor gets his way.
Someone suggested to me yesterday it was a smart political play because it shows parents that school leaders are fighting for them. That wasn’t my first thought.