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Monday, September 6, 2010

Right Wing Money Going to Milwaukee Elections � Larry Miller's Blog

Right Wing Money Going to Milwaukee Elections � Larry Miller's Blog

Right Wing Money Going to Milwaukee Elections

Filed under: Elections,Right Wing Agenda — millerlf @ 10:06 am

The American Federation for Children (AFC) is putting significant money and resources toward 3 Milwaukee elections. The AFC is a Michigan-based right wing organization with ties to Milwaukee’s voucher movement and in support of mayoral control of public schools. They are supporting Jeff Plale against Chris Larson, Angel Sanchez against Jocasta Zamarripa and Stephanie Findley in the Northside primary. This is being done with hopes of furthering the voucher cause and destroying American public education.

The American Federation for Children (found at http://www.federationforchildren.com/) is led by Elisabeth “Betsy” DeVos. She is the former chairman