The DFL and their special interest allies don't hesitate to justify their spending by saying "it's for the children." If the DFL and their special interest allies were charged $1 each time they attempted that justification, they'd be broke into the next half century. If the DFL and their special interest allies, like AFSCME and SEIU, were charged $5 for saying that "it's for the children" when they didn't mean it, they'd probably be broke into the next century.
Gov. Dayton's controversial executive order calling for a unionization vote for licensed child care providers is about to hit a major roadblock:
Rep. Kathy Lohmer, R-Lake Elmo, authored a bill that would ensure child-care assistance money is applied to the care of children – rather than going toward unions.
“It is unnerving to think tax dollars we provide to care for our children could be siphoned by unions,” Lohmer said in a news release. “My bill simply mimics federal law and keeps the money where it is supposed to be, supporting care for kids.”
Last week Dayton issued an executive order calling for a vote among child-care providers that could unionize the group. Immediately after Dayton’s announcement, a pair of Senate Republicans challenged the legality of a governor making such a decision and promised they would take him to court.
Lohmer’s bill creates what she says establishes a layer of protection to “maintain the integrity of Child Care Assistance Program.”
Gov. Dayton's EO could potentially put more money into the unions' pockets, which then would get filtered into DFL candidates' pockets or DFL causes. Gov. Dayton's EO isn't about the children. It's about the unions maintaining politically relevancy.
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