Letter - Who vetoed the bill to pay the school shift back?

To the editor:

Recent radio ads running against Scott Dutcher in District 12A claim that he supports borrowing money from our schools to finance Minnesota’s budget deficits. Nothing could be further from the truth! In fact, Scott has campaigned against this borrowing (through shifting school payments from one fiscal year to the next) from the beginning.

Scott’s own literature states that we should repay debts owed to our schools.

I attended Scott’s endorsing convention, where he spoke against the shift. I also received his March 5, 2012 letter in which he unequivocally stated that he opposed accounting gimmicks that borrow from our schools to finance budget deficits.

In short, Jay McNamar and his DFL allies are broadcasting lies about Scott’s position. As an educator, Mr. McNamar should know better.

Scott Dutcher stands for fiscal responsibility and good government. Scott is the only candidate in the race with a plan for repaying debts owed to our schools.

Again, this false attack is the exact opposite of Scott’s position. Jay McNamar and the DFL attack machine should do some basic fact-checking before broadcasting ads for which they take responsibility.

Oh, and who vetoed the Republican bill that would have paid the school shift back?

Hilda Bettermann

Brandon, MN

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