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Intense budget negotiations continued at the Capitol this past week. I think an important point that needs to be made is that even though there are different ideas about the details, the Senate, the House and the Governor have all agreed for months that we need to make additional investments in education. While last year’s teacher pay raise bill was the largest in the state’s history, we knew there was more to be done.

Throughout this session, my fellow Senate Republicans and I have been engaged with teachers, administrators and patrons from our districts, and overwhelmingly, the majority told...