Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Contact: Michael Ewald, Communications Director, (605) 271-5405, press@sddp.org
House Republicans delay vote on teacher pay
Sioux Falls, SD (February 10, 2016)-
House Republicans today postponed a vote to increase education funding through a procedural motion meant to delay vote on an amendment to HB 1182, the 1/2 penny sales tax increase designed to provide a sustainable revenue source for better teacher pay.
“These games are exactly what the people of South Dakota don’t want when it involves our children’s education. If the House Republicans are too embarrassed to vote against teacher pay with hundreds of educators in the gallery, I hope they are prepared to see them at the ballot box,” said South Dakota Communications Director Michael Ewald.
Debate on HB 1182 will continue next week.
“It’s time to be bold. The only South Dakotans that think this issue can wait another day are the House Republicans,” said Ewald.
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