“It?s also worth noting that the General Assembly and the governor have not achieved the previous EFAB recommendation yet.?

The Governor’s (his spokespersona actually) reason why it isn’t important that he didn’t appoint members of an advisory board that is required to issue a report on the state of school financing.

Senator Miguel del Valle criticizes the Governor pointing out the statutory requirement, but the real criticism should focus on The Blagorgeous’ inability to even address the issue forthrightly.

But most importantly, an updated report could have addressed how the $600 difference in recommendations and actual increase affected school performance. Now, there is no information to draw upon and that seems to be by design.

Who wants to be that if, as Aaron Chambers reports, Senate President Emil Jones pushes for a tax swap, the Blagorgeous says we should wait to hear the recommendations of the panel?

The most important quote is from Tom Cross who says the issue is dead unless the Governor makes a move. Republicans and the Speaker aren’t going to stick their heads out there only for the Governor to chop it off. He’s going to have to lead on the issue or nothing will get done.