Forty States. And if you look at between the late 1980s, when sentencing, mandatory minimums, three strikes you are out started to hit, the growth in State funding for prisons and incarceration dramatically exceeded the growth in State funding for higher education.
Kaine highlights the decline in state funding for higher education compared to prison funding since the late 1980s.
Share
More from Tim Kaine
We need critical minerals to build chips for everything from our smartphones to our national defense apparatus.
Rolling back efforts to clean up the Bay is dangerous not just for our environment but for our economy.
We’re proud to help deliver these federal dollars to replace aging infrastructure in Wise County, improve reliable water service for residents, and support the community’s long-term growth.
But they're finally listening to them. And nothing makes you listen as much as an election staring you in the face.
Other voices in this conversation
