Democrats seeking 88th state House seat in Muskegon, Ottawa counties share views

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Baker:Moving to renewable energy is important for the health, safety, and sustainability of our economy and populace.
60% : What is your position on energy efficiency and renewable energy?
58% : I support efforts to expand 21st century job training, (including green technology), fixing our infrastructure with prevailing wage jobs, increasing the minimum wage, general support for public education as outlined in the previous question.
54% : Expansion of diversity and inclusion awareness in all sectors (business, government, schools, community organizations), police training and reform, elimination of income tax on retirement income will move us closer to equity in public policy and acceptance.
51% : In addition, differentiation of funding for public schools can impact disparity in outcomes for high poverty districts.
48% : Funding for infrastructure and training/coordination with law enforcement for school security could further mitigate the impact of violence.
45% : Also on MLive:Abortion, voting petitions to submit signatures Monday;
39% : I do not support raising taxes on guns to discourage ownership, gun bans, or ending "gun free" zones.
33% : Noel:Expand background checks, end the gun show loophole, and universal mental healthcare.

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