Dan Leistikow
Dan Leistikow
bargain basic education high state sure throughout willing
The basic bargain is this. If eighth-graders are willing to do their part throughout high school, the state will do its part and make sure education is affordable.
bills complaint focus volume
His complaint is not the volume of bills (legislators) focus on, but sometimes they don't focus on the most important ones.
companies expect obey
We've issued subpoenas and we expect the companies to obey subpoenas.
balanced balancing budget decisions exactly governor raise stranger sure tough
The governor is no stranger to making tough decisions and balancing budgets. He'll do exactly what he's done before, which is to make sure we have a responsible balanced budget that doesn't raise taxes.
closely congress given governor mandate whatever wiggle
The governor will look closely at whatever comes to his desk. But Congress has put a mandate on the states, and they haven't given the governor very much wiggle room.
action courses hope legal state talking
We are talking to them. There are legal courses of action the state can take, but we hope it doesn't come to that.
fema mercy people
We are like a lot of people - at the mercy of FEMA with this.