ISSUES

Michael's Priorities
EDUCATION
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Fight for higher teacher pay to ensure our schools attract and retain the best educators
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Increase and enhance security measures to keep our schools safe
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Oppose school vouchers and any measures that take needed funds away from our public schools
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Keep local control where parents and educators set the policy
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Dedicate resources and support programs that help troubled youth including those with mental health issues
ENVIRONMENT
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Oppose fracking and any measure that jeopardizes our water supply
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Work to protect our open space, parks and nature preserves
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Preserve the Everglades and oppose drilling in it
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Curb carbon emissions to help fight climate change and sea rise
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Protect our animals and wildlife
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Keep pollutants out of our waterways
GUNS
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Ban assault and semi-assault weapons
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Repeal the prohibition on local government’s ability to set its own gun safety laws
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Fight the NRA’s attempts to overturn the recent ban on bump stocks
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Increase funding for mental health and crime prevention programs
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Support measures to increase funding to keep our schools safe
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Require universal background checks for gun purchases and ammunition
HEALTHCARE
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Ensure that all Floridians have health insurance as a right
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Push the state and federal government to dedicate more resources to combat diseases
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Fully fund programs like Healthy Kids that help children with healthcare needs
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Provide more programs to help address mental health issues and combat the state’s opioid crisis
Civil Rights/Women's Rights
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Equal pay for equal work
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Protect a woman's right to choose
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Support LGBT rights
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Oppose discrimination of any kind and strengthen civil rights laws