hillary vaughan on capitol hill.some school districts need more time to spend the money, they didn't have access to the funds right away and blame teacher shortages for the lack of spending. the one hundred 20 to billion dollar pot the $122 billion pot of cash argued at the time was absolutely critical for schools to reopen safely out of the pandemic, schools are open, a lot of that money has not been spent. according to the washington post, 15% of that money has been used in the 2021-22 school year, half of the district where students are estimated to be the furthest behind only spent 5% or less of the money available to them last year. education secretary cardona said it was spent to boost their academic performance out of the pandemic but a bad report card on test scores for the nation schools shows that did not work out as planned. >> this is not a red and blue issue. i also know there are people who want to create division education, can't let that happen. the american rescue plan dollars were intended for acade

neil: you are great sports though is hillary vaughan. she's very hard to craft but i am getting there. i was looking at this, these latest power rankings, looking better for republicans because of things lauren outlines, people feel the inflation and other stuff is piling up. >> reporter: it is top of mind for of voters and democrats are trying to convince those candidates up for reelection to do last minute 180, two weeks before election day saying dodging inflation on the campaign trail will mean doom for democrats and the midterms, four democratic strategists writing this in a memo, quote, rising costs will beat us if we avoid the issue they will dammit -- decide democratic candidates are not prioritizing the issue they are most focused on. top democrats talking about the elephant in the room, inflation by pointing blame at the gop. >> the fight is not bad inflation, it is the cost of living. if you look at what we have done to bring down the cost of prescription drugs and they have no plan for lowering the cost of living or helping w

hillary vaughan is in milwaukee. what are the top issues? big issue, violent crime in wisconsin at the highest level the state has seen in 35 years so republican businessman tim michael challenging wisconsin governor tony evers and hampering his opponent over his handling of the kenosha riots, rising crime, nichols promising to be for police with more officers and make sure violent criminals are not getting early parole. governor evers is focused on revenue-sharing making sure local governments have more money and preventing crime in the first place through violence prevention. we went to kenosha and talked to business owners during the kenosha riots and solder businesses destroyed, they told me business is not bounced back ever since, still md shops never opened back up again. >> this was a thriving community. people have a hard time finding a place to park. it was busy. i wouldn't support him if he was the last candidate on earth. he doesn't protect the people. he doesn't protect businesses. >> reporter: some are blaming governor tony ever