Chris Gabrieli
venture capitalist, 2002
candidate for lt. governor
Education:
Proposes that public school superintendents work with teachers and principals to apply for multi-year additional funding for programs and after-school activities
* enriching English-as-a-second-language programs
* narrow the achievement gap and dropout rates of students from different sociological backgrounds
* create college savings plans for families
Energy:
Supports the Cape Wind Project – which would install windmills off of the Cape Cod coast for supplemental energy
* join the Regional Greenhouse Gas initiative, which aims at reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states
* hold companies responsible for not meeting renewable energy standards
* create renewable energy plans that can be sustained in the public and private sectors
* “Make Massachusetts the Silicon Valley of Renewable Energy” by collaborating with Massachusetts’ private and public colleges and universities to promote graduates to enter the sector following graduation
* supporting sustainable energy research and funding research at higher-education facilities
Economy:
Promote small businesses – including those run by minorities and women – by regulating manageable costs
* reorganize the education system — including adult programs — to ensure residents are prepared to work in a skilled economy
* invest in tourism in every region as well as making transportation from Logan Airport to tourist sites easier
* inviting college presidents to government business meetings to collaborate collegiate and business doings
* support manufacturing industries and enlisting young workers into the industry
* Supports the legalization of casinos and slot machines and building casino complexes to alleviate high property tax costs and employ thousands of workers
* slowly roll back the income tax to 5 percent from 5.3 percent
* offer a tax credit to first-time home buyers
* make college savings tax deductible
science and technology:
Pledges legislation to invest $1 billion over a decade to accelerate growth in science and technology research and related fields
* fund higher education laboratories for discoveries according to merit and competition
* work with the University of Massachusetts system to support technology and science development
* supports stem cell research and funding for merit-based research institutions
Source: www.gabrieli.org
Deval Patrick
former District Attorney, former senior official the Department of
Justice under President Bill Clinton
Education:
Reduce class sizes and make school days longer for intermediary schools
* better prepare school teachers and administration of public schools
* enhance and create more after-school programs, specifically tutors and programs that are coordinated to compliment the classroom curriculum
* narrow the achievement gaps between economic and ethnic groups
* increase school funding and initiate a two-year funding program to allow schools a larger time period to allocate funds
* increase funding for public higher education so students and families won’t have to pay as much.
Energy:
Plans to utilize universities and labs for sustainable energy research and development
* supports the Cape Wind project as well as programs focusing on solar and hydrogen power research and development
* plans to find more ways to conserve energy to reduce dependence on other countries by utilizing energy-efficient vehicles and appliances
* replace government vehicles with hybrids
* invest in public transportation
Economy:
Focus on biotechnology, biomedical and alternative energy industries
* year-round tourism across the state and an active marketing program
* lower the cost of healthcare, housing and public education
* expand the job market and create an atmosphere conducive to an increase in businesses
* Cutting spending and reevaluating distribution of state-held funds
* Opposes lowering the income tax
* reevaluating programs to determine whether or not they are in need of government funding
science and technology:
Supports stem cell research and plans to allocate money towards furthering the research
* encourages partnerships between private and public educational institutions in research and development
* Plans to install state-wide WiFi to enhance education
* enhance public health initiatives, disaster preparedness
Source: www.devalpatrick.com
Tom Reilly
Massachusetts Attorney General since 1999
Education:
Strengthen the public education system – especially the higher education system, pledging that within a decade, every child will have a college or post-secondary school education
* improve pay and working conditions for teachers
* identify school systems that make the most of their funding and encourage other systems to adopt their methods
* help families and students apply for a higher education institution and ensure a financial aid package
* increase funding to the University of Massachusetts system to make it a top-ranking school
Energy:
Proposes that the government purchase 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2010, and 50 percent by 2020
* against the Cape Wind project but supports smaller-scale community wind projects
* partner to implement large-scale off-shore wind projects
* enhance energy research and development
* tax breaks for buyers of hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles
Economy:
Attract out-of-state businesses and retain companies considering relocating outside the state by creating a rapid-response team
* create high-paying jobs in every region to retain graduates who attended Massachusetts’ public and private higher education institutions
* increase the housing supply to make housing more affordable
* supports an immediate rollback of the income tax to 5 percent from 5.3 percent
* increase minimum wage to $8.25 and index the price to inflation
science and technology:
Invest $500 million into the University of Massachusetts system to promote research and development
* supports stem cell research funding within the UMass system
Source: www.tomreilly.org