- Revenue & Tax Reform:
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Pass a capital gains tax on the wealthy to raise additional revenue to fund Basic Education and meet McCleary obligations (Budget—No bill #)
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Close corporate tax exemptions that lack accountable performance objectives and results in terms of living-wage jobs and other measurable community benefits
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Require the Legislature to adopt a Tax Expenditure Budget as part of the state biennial budget appropriations process (HB1249/SB5492)
- Transportation:
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Authorize sustainable local, regional and state funding for transit (HB1180, etc.) (Done)
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Move people and freight safely and efficiently while minimizing carbon pollution (SB5087) (Part done—move to Environment)
- Election Reform:
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Send a resolution to Congress calling for a constitutional amendment that corporations are not people and money is not speech (Senate Joint Memorial 8002) (Replaced by I-735)
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Require campaign disclosure of “dark money” spending by nonprofits (SB5153)
- Education:
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Fully fund K-12 Basic Education consistent with the McCleary order (Budget)
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Restore 70% state share of higher ed funding (2002) vs. students’ share 30%
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Support school construction in the state capital budget (Budget)
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Support funding for two free years of college or technical school (Budget)
- Environment:
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Pass a carbon pollution cap and trade system to make polluters pay (HB 1314/SB5083)
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Pass the Oil Transportation Safety Act (HB 1449/SB5087)
- Labor:
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Pass a capital budget focused on repairing infrastructure to create jobs (Budget) (Done)
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Raise the minimum wage statewide towards a goal of a living wage (HB 1355/SB5285)
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Provide paid sick leave for workers statewide (HB1356)
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Pass wage theft bills (HB1354/SB5569) (Also SB 5566, 5567, 5568, 5569)
- Housing and Human Services:
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Maintain Increase the social safety net: Homeless, hungry, sick children can’t learn. (Budget, HB1295/SB5437, etc.)
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Fund Increase low-income housing in the capital budget, at least $100 million recommended (Capital budget)
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Create a Medicaid Supportive Housing Services benefit (Done)
- Criminal Justice:
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Pass sentencing reform and juvenile justice reform
(HB1481/SB5564) (HB1553)
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Pass a workable medical cannabis regulation that respects the needs of patients.
(SB5572)
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Repeal the death penalty (HB1739/SB5639)
- Reproductive Rights:
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Pass the Reproductive Health Act
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Oppose parental notification requirements for reproductive health services (SB5289)