Priorities
Infrastructure & Water Quality
Infrastructure & Water Quality
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Move towards a publicly owned utility grid, similar to how Nebraska operates.
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Ensure that monopoly utility corporations pay their fair share for water and invest in grid quality.
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Separate combined sewage systems and work to end combined sewage overflows (CSOs) and basement floods.
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Ensure proper staffing and funding levels at GLWA and DWSD facilities.
Education
Education
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Work with education leaders to keep schools safe.
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Follow the funding recommendations of the School Finance Research Collaborative. These recommendations would ensure that all children, regardless of income or zip code, would receive a world-class education at a world-class facility.
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Place limits on class sizes and teacher-student ratio.
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Raise teacher salaries.
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Ensure availability of mental health professionals at public schools.
Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health
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Uphold the right to safe, legal abortion and a patient's right to make their own decisions when it comes to their reproductive health.
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Create a public healthcare option in Michigan to provide affordable and quality healthcare services to residents.
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Fight to keep birth control accessible and affordable.
Alex Manwell is proud to have the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan
Housing
Housing
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Help first-time homebuyers purchase a home via down-payment assistance programs like MI Home Loan, which offers up to $10k in down-payment assistance.
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Replicate and grow programs like Detroit's "Renew Detroit" home repair program for seniors and homeowners with disabilities.
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Work with Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), the State Land Bank and Local Land Banks to expedite affordable housing development.
Economic Development
Economic Development
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Work with municipal leaders and development groups like East Warren Development Corporation, St. Clair Shores Cool Cities, and private developers to fill vacant commercial spaces, empower entrepreneurs, create jobs, and grow our urban corridors.
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Amend our State Constitution to create a graduated income tax that lowers taxes for 95% of Michiganders and raises taxes for high-income earners.
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Increase revenue sharing with local communities so that our tax dollars are reinvested in our neighborhoods.
Voting Rights
Voting Rights
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Fight toe-to-toe with those on the other side who try to disenfranchise the right to vote.
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Firmly denounce lies relating to election fraud. In Michigan over 250 election audits confirmed the accuracy of the 2020 election.
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Support legislation that ensures fair, accessible, and efficient elections, and also encourages early voting and no-reason absentee voting.