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Creating Jobs (Green Collar)

  • Increase access to capital for small business start-ups and protect established "mom & pop" businesses.
  • Expand mandatory recycling and composting to all municipalities statewide
  • Support expansion of weatherization programs
  • Invest in adult-literacy and job-training programs through community colleges and non-profits
 

Crime Prevention and Safety

  • More police foot patrols.
  • More safety cameras in high crime areas.
  • Increase opportunities for youth & young adults.
   

Increasing Educational Opportunities for All

  • Ensure that school curriculum is more math and science focused so that our children are prepare to compete for jobs in a technological society.
  • Expand funding for educational after-school and day-care programs.
  • Support and develop programs that will give people incentives to become teachers.
 

Quality Senior Services

  • Protect affordable health care.
  • Increase quality affordable housing and social services.
  • Fight elder abuse and neglect.
   

Responding Effectively to the Current Foreclosure Crisis and Tenant Evictions

  • Work with Banks and other lenders to ensure regulation is in place to protect consumers and existing tenants.
  • Fight for state subsidies for the purchase of formerly foreclosed housing by non-profits, CDC’s, and local governments.
  • Create new affordable housing and revitalize existing housing.
  • Expand first time home ownership opportunities for low to moderate income families.
 

Supporting Environmental Awareness and Conservation

  • Create carbon off-set program for large commercial buildings
  • Improve building and design standards for new construction
  • Continue investing in alternative forms of energy and conservation programs
  • Promote smart growth and public transportation
   

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