-Increase state funding for child literacy, vocational training in high schools, technical colleges and trade schools.

-Create public or non-profit standardized test preparation centers to improve results.

Housing Disparities

-Partner with HUD and federal government to encourage FHA-Government loans for sub-prime borrowers in our community.

-Work with local and federal government to remove blight and abandoned homes.

-Improve lending standards to protect home owners from bad mortgage loans.

Trash and Blight

Partner with state government and local neighborhood associations to clean, maintain and remove blight from State Roads and Highways.

-Work with county governments to address zoning irregularities and improper land use.

Environment

-Propose state tax credits for county recycling and conservation initiatives.

Traffic and Transportation

-Support investment in public transit to better manage growth and sprawl.

Public Safety

Work with the federal government to restore the COPS grant funding to increase community policing.