Issue Position: Paul on the Issues
Issue Position
Jobs & Our Economy:
Reset of the Minimum Wage to at least $10.10/hour with annual adjustments
Small business incubation with preference incentives for local development/ownership
Regional innovation hubs/capacities investments for non-profit/private/public "innovation gardens"
Targeted micro loans and tailored credits for local small business manufacturing
Implementation of lifelong education and workforce training opportunities through restructured private/public student assistance programming
Transformation of public revenue structure and systems in support of sustainable economic growth priorities
P-20 Educational Priorities:
"QEM-Plus 3" baseline funding formula: implementation of Quality Education Model funding targets with additional above baseline support for community developed workforce development priorities
Mandatory "Civics" curriculum (12-year program for students at each grade level)
Maximum Class sizes, maximum student-teacher-support staff ratios, and mandatory teacher training support requirements
Statewide investments in regional workforce priorities through community colleges, trade apprenticeships, and benchmark private/public partnership incubators
State-sponsored incentives for community/business/retired seniors volunteer incentives
Sustainability:
Comprehensive review of "smart growth" land use planning structures and systems (expansion of urban development toolkit)
Expanded incentives for organic renewable micro power production and regional energy surplus for export
Incentives for regional infrastructure investments in technology and transit: affirmative steps towards promoting alternatives to transportation as well as modes of transportation in support of sustainability principles: Vision 2050
Implementation of local, regional, and statewide food security initiatives
Promotion of standardized carbon-cost market valuation as well as sustainability opportunity costs
Resiliency:
Capital reinvestments: critical infrastructure, support infrastructure, 21st Century Priorities
Baseline standards for public safety staffing in at all levels of government in support of statewide resiliency planning, response, and recovery expectations
Development of statewide conversation regarding foundations for 21st Century Economy: review, restructuring, and retooling associated with economic resiliency
Development of statewide "resiliency standards" for added certainty supporting existing and potential business development: focus upon Oregon emerging as the best choice for Pacific Rim businesses
Veterans:
Development of sustainable funding for Campus Veterans' Service Officer program at all community colleges and public universities
Development of statewide network of "Veteran Courts" for providing earliest intervention for returning veterans and families
Investment in reintegration services for education, employment, skills development, and start-up business opportunities
Implementation of "Ending Veteran Homelessness" campaign using available federal funds for veterans' housing for targeted outreach to end homelessness among veterans by 2020
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