Stacey Abrams in Gubernatorial campaign websites
On Education:
Help students from early learning thru post-secondary school
Democrats understand that a good education is the greatest predictor of economic success and a key to breaking the cycles of poverty. Successful students are developed through parental responsibility and strong schools.
We are dedicated to ensuring the next generation has access to a first-rate education and the tools to drive our economy forward.As House Minority Leader,
I promote legislation that helps students from the earliest days of learning through the post-secondary academics.
We protect the rights of parents to help their children learn, support educators committed to holistic student achievement, and we demand well-equipped and safe schools where children have not only the freedom but the capacity to grow.
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
May 2, 2017
On Tax Reform:
Ask everyone to do their fair share
Families deserve a government committed to creating vibrant economy, promoting rural recovery and helping small businesses thrive. Democrats understand that citizens expect more of their government than simply taxes and regulation. We want government
that works for and with the people. We expect a government that asks everyone to do his or her fair share and to play by the rules. We demand a government that understands its business--to spend our tax dollars wisely.I support legislation that
promotes shared responsibility: legislation that fixes government so it works for everyone, promotes democracy and civil engagement, and protects taxpayer's investments. We must reject attempts to limit success to the privileged few and to restrict
personal liberty.
This balance--fostering a broad range of opportunity while fighting government infringement on our freedoms--this balance is the objective of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus.
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
May 2, 2017
On Technology:
We must invest in public infrastructure
Throughout our history, Democrats have believed in equality of economic opportunity. Our state and our economy are strongest when government is a partner in growth, by providing the infrastructure and the framework to guarantee that everyone has a
shot at success. To achieve this, we must invest in public infrastructure, pay workers a livable wage, spur job growth with smart policies and demand fair tax policies.
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
May 2, 2017
On Drugs:
Expand list of conditions for medical marijuana
HB 65: Expands the list of conditions for which a patient may register with the Low THC Oil Patient Registry. HB 65 expands the list to include
Tourette's syndrome, autism, intractable pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer's disease, human immunodeficiency virus, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. MY VOTE: YES
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
Mar 30, 2017
On Drugs:
Add fentanyl to list of criminalized opioids
HB 213: Updates the Georgia Code to include the drug fentanyl alongside morphine, opium, and heroin. Individuals convicted of felony drug trafficking of
fentanyl would be subjected to the same punishments as trafficking those other drugs. MY VOTE: YES
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
Mar 30, 2017
On Education:
Chief Turnaround Officers for low-performing schools
HB 338: Allows the State School Board to hire and direct a Chief Turnaround Office responsible for intervention in low-performing schools. The CTO would be responsible for conducting assessments of targeted schools, hiring turnaround coaches, and
recommending potential actions for restructuring low-performing schools. Bill also creates an educational turnaround advisory committee comprised of educators, administrators, school board members and parents. MY VOTE: YES. HB 338 is an important
bill that creates a path for empirical evidence of the needed supports for chronically low-performing schools. Specifically, the bill will require the collection of necessary evidence to diagnose the causes of struggling schools--like determining
whether students have proper nutrition, hearing tests, and eyeglasses--needs that must be addressed before any state intervention takes place. Moreover, the Chief Turnaround Officer must now hold extensive credentialing in the field of public education.
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
Mar 30, 2017
On Education:
Voted NO on $42M more tax credits for private schools
HB 217: Increases the total amount of tax credits available for public funding of private school education via student scholarship organizations from $58 million in 2017 to $100 million per year beginning in 2022.MY VOTE: NO. I do not support the
public funding of private education, as (1) public schools are available to all children; (2) private schools are permitted to discriminate in their choice of students; & (3) our persistent underfunding of education argues against any diversion of funds.
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
Mar 30, 2017
On Tax Reform:
Keep graduated income tax instead of 5.4% flat tax
HB 329: Would eliminate Georgia's graduated income tax structure and replace it with a 5.4 percent flat tax, regardless of income. Also proposes a modest Earned Income Tax Credit for working families, equal to 10 percent of the federal tax credit.
MY VOTE: NO. While this plan will close important loopholes that penalize low-income married couples, in its current form, the legislation increases taxes on single low-income taxpayers.
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
Mar 30, 2017
On Technology:
Creates commission on Transit Governance and Funding
HB 160: Creates the Georgia Commission on Transit Governance and Funding. The purpose of this commission will be to study and assess needs for, potential methods of funding of, and means of providing a system
of mass transportation and mass transportation facilities for any one or more metropolitan areas of the state, while including consideration of federal programs. MY VOTE: YES
Source: 2018 Georgia governor campaign website StaceyAbrams.com
Mar 30, 2017
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