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PlatformWritten by Pam EllisonPam Ellison believes that state government should: Inspire people to actively engage in the political process. HOW?* Exhort citizens to volunteer for service in the community * Encourage a Random Act of Kindness once a day by all * Expect citizens to communicate about issues of concern to their elected officials * Limit the size and scope of government Provide access to affordable Healthcare for all Minnesotans HOW?*Provide a single payer health care delivery system for all as a means to boost the economy and enhance the health of Minnesotans Renovate and Innovate Public Education for the 21ST Century * HOW?* The United States has fallen way behind internationally in education. * Promote partnerships between small and large businesses to enhance the way we teach. * Provide more options for the time of day tha K-12 education occurs to better suit families. * Provide stronger access to a "trade track" in our high schools to benefit students who wish to enter the work force directly after high school. * Bring back strong rigor and disciplinein the classroom by expecting more involvement by the parents. * Enact tougher juvenile laws to crack down on delinquency. Stricter boundaries - better outcome. Invest in additional multi-modal mass transit opportunities HOW?* Install another light rail line that runs east and west in the Metro area * Consider reopening rail service from the Twin Cities Metro to and from Duluth * Expand the bus service and promote Personal Rail Transit (PRT Taxi 2000) within neighborhoods and around and between metro college campuses Encourage Farmers to go Organic to Save the Family Farm How?* Bring choice back to Family Farmers by offering incentives to go back to Sustainable or Certified Organic operations to bring vibrancy back to our agricultural plan for the state * Encourage the “Buy Local” idea of boosting our state farm economy. * Offer incentives to those wishing to start up local meat packing operations and Cooperative stores Promote Stewardship and Conservation of our Natural Resources HOW?* Protect hunting and fishing rights of all Minnesotans * Re-energize conservation by inviting Alternative Energy business to come to Minnesota to keep the environment more clean to protect our air and waters * Promote stewardship of the land by encouraging sustainable farm operations that support protecting wetlands on their property * Promote resting fields to encourage revitalization of the soil and promote healthy soil and healthy crops and livestock Encourage new small business and entrepreneurial growth HOW?* Continue to work on infrastructure that will bring affordable Broadband to every Minnesotan * Provide affordable healthcare to all, so that entrepreneurs and cottage industries will flourish, both in metropolitan and rural communities. Continue the JOBZ program and enhance as necessary |