Dayton follows through on veto threat, rejecting education budget bill

After days of promising a veto, Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday formally rejected the education budget bill because of the lack of funds for universal prekindergarten, among other priorities.

Dayton said the $17.1 billion education bill the Legislature approved Monday did not fund his top priority of universal access to preschool for all of the state's 4-year-olds. It also did not provide funding for the elimination of a Head Start waiting list, additional funding for the Northside Achievement Zone and the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.

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