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Strengthen public education:
With 145,000 more children entering school in the next 10 years, now is the time to develop a long-term funding plan so our children can face the future with confidence. |
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Reduce class sizes to increase individual attention for students.
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Make teacher salaries attractive and competitive so that we can recruit and retain the best educators in our classroom.
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Provide resources for early reading and improved literacy.
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Improve access and affordability of health care:
With health care costs increasing at a staggering rate, we need to make certain that all people have health care, not just the rich and better off. |
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Counter federal cuts in Medicaid and promote state funding for essential care.
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Reduce prescription drug costs for Medicaid recipients, while saving the state hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Expand education programs about obesity risk and prevention, especially among our school children.
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Support legislation that helps prevent high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.
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Improve our economy and and job stability:
Utah will grow its own businesses and attract and retain new companies by securing a well-prepared workforce.
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- Fund expected growth in higher education.
- Provide additional funding for USTAR.
- Maintain affordable tuition at technical schools, community colleges and universities.
- Invest in renewable energy sources.
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| Restore public confidence by reforming government processes:
Apathy and frustration of voters and non-voters can be reversed by flooding government with sunshine. |
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- Diminish partisan control of 2011 redistricting.
- Ban gifts to legislators.
- Require detailed expense reporting by lobbyists.
- Institute penalties for violation of reporting requirements for candidates, elected officials, and lobbyists.
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