Candidate for Massachusetts Governor in 2022 Massachusetts Primary Election.
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Get StartedOne of the major things that can be done to reduce crime is the hiring of more police, especially street patrols in the local communities. Learn more
Our state is a labyrinth for businesses, and we will work to streamline efforts to start a company and to stay in compliance. We will pursue a total revamp of our corporate laws to encourage simple and fair approaches that can immediately help small businesses start and grow. We will consider the impact on our job creators in every decision we make. Learn more
Massachusetts has one of the highest tax and regulatory burdens for small businesses and this has to end. We will introduce comprehensive reforms to be a national leader in reforming the tax code and regulatory burdens to be simple, fair, and job creating. We will pursue a goal to move our state towards the national average of state imposed tax and regulatory burdens on our job creators. Learn more
We will implement a comprehensive program to help provide more job training resources for all of our families. These programs would be integrated into our high schools and community colleges providing the well rounded education that equips them for the future. We will also revamp the licensing process to simplify the transition from education to the workforce. Learn more
We also believe that most educational opportunities should be identified and implemented by experienced and skilled local educators. Our administration will strive to share best practices in educational improvements across our state. Learn more
We also believe that parents are the key to our children’s success and should be given the tools to advocate for their child’s best interest. To this end, we will implement a multilingual “Call Line” for parents and educators to help us identify opportunities for improvement in our educational system. Learn more
We need to immediately begin broad based efforts to bring new energy generation sources online as well as transmission. The reopening of discussions with our northern neighbors to get hydroelectric down to Massachusetts would be one of those efforts. Learn more
Cape Cod businesses cannot prosper and provide essential services to residents and visitors without housing for workers. Working with local leaders, business leaders, builders, financial institutions and state regulators, Chris and Kate will explore several options to increase workforce housing. Learn more
To reduce fraud, I will require the Department of Transitional Assistance (welfare) to institute a new verification process that will compare the person’s welfare benefits application through multiple, searchable databases. Learn more
Our administration will work to disband the Tax Expenditure Commission and replace it with a Tax Reduction Commission. The existing Tax Expenditure Commission was created in 2018 to evaluate the intent, goal and effectiveness of “tax expenditures.”. Learn more
During this time of tremendous energy insecurity, the state should enact a longer term gas tax holiday that provides relief to our citizens. Learn more
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