I would tell you that a project-specific, merit-based system would be welcomed versus what sometimes appears to be a district-specific, red districts versus blue districts, funding formula that seems to be en vogue at times.
On the recordMay 21, 2013
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Advocating for a merit-based funding system over partisan-based allocations.
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