Luis-Daniel Munoz in 2022 RI Governor's race
On Crime:
Supports national accreditation standards for police
[On crime standards]: "Rhode Island's version of the law enforcement accreditation process should be expanded to mirror the national accreditation framework, expanding its coverage from 200 to the 460+ policies and standards assessed within the national
accreditation process."How can we expect to adequately assess, and transform, any system of public safety, if law enforcement agencies in different states, cities, and towns are allowed to operate under different standards and expectations?"
Source: Providence Journal on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race
Apr 23, 2021
On Crime:
Every time a person is abused it is no longer a deterrent
[On police reform]: "Every time a youth is abused--every time a human being is abused it is no longer a deterrent. It is a flame that is going to continue to ignite a revolution. LEOBoR [the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights]] is the levy. We need
to break it." Munoz reflected on growing up in the early 2000s. Officers who knew him would not harass him, but officers that didn't know him did. "Needing a connection with a specific police officer to not have fear to walk the streets is not progress."
Source: UpriseRI.com on 2022 Rhode Island Governor race
Aug 21, 2021
On Government Reform:
RI Equity Council meetings should be open to the public
Should Rhode Island Equity Council meetings be secret? The Equity Council serves an important function: ensuring that the state's COVID-19 strategies address the specific needs of the communities most impacted by the pandemic. But a reporter was recently
prevented from watching the Equity Council meeting via Zoom, and a spokeswoman for Governor Daniel McKee told a reporter, "These meetings have not been open to the public." So the reporter filed a complaint alleging a violation of the Open Meetings Act.
"I think it should be open to the public. While it doesn't have any authority to implement or execute on ideas, the Equity Council ultimately serves as a liaison for the community voice. Without transparency, there could be a disconnect between
what's advised on the council and what the community wants," Mu&?ntilde;oz said, "The Equity Council is the only lens the community has into what the administration is doing. If this is not open to the public, it kind of defeats the purpose of it."
Source: Boston Globe on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race
May 28, 2021
On Health Care:
COVID: Must do more to vaccinate blacks & Latinos
Luis Daniel Mu&?ntilde;oz said that reaching proportional vaccination rates is not enough. "Black people and Latinos between the ages of 34 and 44 are three times more likely to be hospitalized compared to white individuals 74 to 85 years of age.
When you look at that risk from an equity standpoint, one would say that that population should have relatively more vaccines allocated to them based on the increased risk. But in Rhode Island you can't even get an equal proportion."
Source: Brown Daily Herald on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race
Apr 9, 2021
On Welfare & Poverty:
Supports free public clinics; increase affordable housing
In addition to backing the building of free public clinics and other health infrastructure, Mu&?ntilde;oz supports increasing the supply of affordable housing and expanding Raimondo's free community college program. While it's not clear that he has
tapped into the R.I. progressive base, Mu&?ntilde;oz is running to the left of the current statewide officeholders. He said he ran as an independent in 2018 to avoid the influence of unnamed party operatives who "were not walking the clear ethical line."
Source: Providence Journal on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race
Apr 19, 2021
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