Candidate for Georgia State Senate - District 12 in 2020 Georgia Regular and Presidential Primary Election.
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Get StartedGeorgia's public schools are funded through a law passed in 1985 called the Quality Basic Education Act, or QBE. It's roughly half from QBE which is mostly from the income and sales tax the state collects. And the other half is local property tax...collected from residents and businesses. At the end of the day, we have to make education a priority and invest in it. This is going to take local, state and federal governments working together to meet the needs of children adequately. Cutting education is dangerous and has repercussions. Learn more
With the effects of Covid-19 on the budget, the state will need to evaluate the shortfall. Usually, the first thing we go to looking for is things to cut. I would personally look to bring other revenue-generating initiatives. For example, fast track the licensing of hemp and expansion of medical marijuana, which are already in place on a small scale. Learn more
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