Straight Facts About Our Candidates
Minnesota Governer
MIKE HATCH WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Supports Lower Health Care Costs. As Minnesota’s attorney general, Mike Hatch went after price-fixing drug companies, saying the cases underscored “the need for real reform of prescription drug pricing.” (Associated Press, 2/27/04; Minneapolis Star Tribune, 7/13/00)
Will Invest in Public Schools. Mike Hatch will invest in our children and the public education they need to succeed. (2006 Minnesota AFL-CIO candidate questionnaire)
ill Lower Tuition Costs. Mike Hatch has pledged to dedicate $275 million annually to reduce tuition costs to what they were in 2002. (Duluth News-Tribune, 7/7/06)
TIM PAWLENTY HAS FAILED WORKING FAMILIES
Narrowed Health Coverage. Persuaded legislators to take health care coverage away from 38,000 working Minnesotans. (New York Times, 6/26/05)
Cut Funding for Public Schools. Cut kindergarten through grade 12 funding by $185 million. (Minnesota Budget Project, 8/03)
Limited Access to Higher Education. Cut funding for higher education, forcing state college and university tuition up 10 percent a year, and cut $3 million in state scholarship funds. (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 7/25/06; Duluth News-Tribune, 7/7/06)
VOTE Nov. 7
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