Toxic sludge is good for you? Strib's Morning Hotdish misreading of Ed MN press release

While J. Patrick Coolican sees "daylight" for the tax and supplemental budget omnibus bills in a press release from Education Minnesota, in his Morning Hot Dish newsletter, the education union doesn't agree.

According to Ed MN press secretary Chris Williams, the union will be sending out a letter  press release* later today asking Governor Mark Dayton to veto both bills.

That i:s implied by this tweet

We applaud the bipartisan passage of a public pension bill, but urge @GovMarkDayton to think twice before signing the GOP's budget and tax/education bills. Read more: https://t.co/IjuXy7JVCh #mnleg #edmnvotes #angryapples pic.twitter.com/eCk5W9QSmF

— Education Minnesota (@EducationMN) May 21, 2018

It' a bit more explicit here:

Minnesota's students deserve better than the @mngop's latest school funding gimmick that is tied to the tax bill, includes no new money and allows districts to raid teacher professional development funds. Do better. #mnleg pic.twitter.com/FMtZEcBMZx

— Education Minnesota (@EducationMN) May 21, 2018

Where did the Strib's ordinarily excellent (but likely sleep-deprived) reader and reporter get this notion that there's "daylight" in "sludge"?

We need look no further than Dakota County Republican and non-union member Pat Garofalo, who tweeted:

Teachers union demonstrates weak leadership and refuses to call on Governor Dayton to either sign or veto bipartisan tax relief/education/supplemental bills. https://t.co/ONeQ82PYZP

— Rep. Pat Garofalo (@PatGarofalo) May 21, 2018

Why are we not surprised that Garofalo thinks toxic sludge is good for you--and Minnesota's kids?

*Correction: Education Minnesota sent a letter to the Governor, not a press release. Our mistake entirely. Apologies to the union.

Screengrab: From Education Minnesota's twitter account.

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