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Voting against the bill in the Senate on Sunday: Abrams, Bowers, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Hawk, Hensley, Holland, Kelly, Kerschen, Longbine, McGinn, Pettey, Pyle, V. Schmidt, Wolf. We note that Sen. Pyle publicly stated he was voting against the bill because debate was cut off and generally favored the harmful bill provisions....

The education finance bill containing the ALEC corporate tax credit “scholarship” provision and eliminating teacher due process passed the Senate 22-16. Voting in favor of the bill: Apple, Arpke, Bruce, Denning, Fitzgerald, Holmes, King, Knox, LaTurner, Love, Lynn, Melcher, O’Donnell, Olson, Ostmeyer, Petersen, Pilcher-Cook, Powell, Shultz, Smith, Tyson, Wagle. Absent or Not Voting: Donovan, Masterson....

67 voting against the school finance bill at 1:30 a.m. Sunday (hold strong public education supporters!): Alcala, Alford, Anthimides, Ballard, Barker, Becker, Boldra, Bollier, Bridges, Bruchman, Burroughs, Campbell, Carmichael, Cassidy, Clayton, Concannon, Corbet, Curtis, P. Davis, Dierks, Doll, Edmonds, Ewy, Finch, Finney, Frownfelter, Gonzalez, Henderson, Henry, Hibbard, Hill, Hineman, Houston, Jennings, Johnson, Kelly, Kuether, Lane, Lusk, Lusker, Meier, Menghini, Moxley, Pauls, Perry, Petty, Phillips, Proehl, Rooker, Ruiz, Ryckman Sr., Sawyer, Schroeder, Sloan, Sloop, Swanson, Thompson, Tietze, Trimmer, Victors, Ward, Waymaster, Weigel, Whipple, Wilson, Winn, Wolfe Moore....