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  School finance buck stops with Perry, experts say
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Last EditedDFWDem  May 16, 2004 10:59am
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News DateSunday, May 16, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionAUSTIN – School finance is the most daunting public policy issue Gov. Rick Perry has tackled in his four years as governor – one that flummoxed his two immediate predecessors.

When the Senate tossed in the towel on finding a solution Friday, it landed like a political millstone around the governor's neck, political observers said.

"He promised to fix it. It's on his watch," said Michael Boone, a Dallas lawyer active in the special legislative session due to end Wednesday. Mr. Boone said the political significance of resolving the funding quandary couldn't be overstated. "It's huge."
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