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Mon Oct 27, 2014, 12:18 PM Oct 2014

Mary Burke seeks to broker 'an end to divisiveness': Scroll down>Scott Walker and Mary Burke on the

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Mary Burke seeks to broker 'an end to divisiveness': Scroll down>Scott Walker and Mary Burke on the issues http://bit.ly/1wCKsVb #wiunion





Scott Walker and Mary Burke on the issues



Issue Mary Burke Scott Walker
Taxes No income tax increase "on anyone" and "hold the line" on property taxes Lower income and property taxes over next four years
Minimum Wage Raise to $10.10 per hour Opposes increase, says state should create higher-paying jobs
Act 10 Restore collective bargaining for public employees, but maintain pension and health insurance contributions Extension to public safety and private workers would be a distraction
Mining Supports Dem-backed bill to streamline process without changing environmental protections Supports GOP bill that streamlined process and allowed mining companies to relocate wetlands
Common Core Supports Replace with state-specific standards
Private school vouchers Opposes statewide program Supports expansion
Public school funding Increase state funding Union reforms should help hold down costs
College affordability Raise tuition tax deduction and refinance student loans Extend tuition freeze
Marriage Supports same-sex marriage Marriage should be between one man and one woman
Abortion Decisions should be between women and their doctors Signed laws requiring ultrasounds before procedure and hospital admitting privileges for doctors, has said he opposes in all cases
Medicaid Expand to those at 133 percent of poverty level with federal funds Reject federal funds and keep at 100 percent of poverty level
Transportation Open to five-cent increase in gas tax and a mileage-based registration fee Opposes mileage-based registration fee and raising gas tax, though is considering replacing with a sales tax
Drunk driving Supports criminalizing first offense Opposes criminalizing first offense, but supports tougher penalties for chronic drunk driving
Tags
Scott Walker, Mary Burke, Lee Dreyfus, Robin Vos, David Smith, Barack Obama, Barry Burden, Peter Barca, Bill Kraus, Dale Schultz, Election, Campaign, Governor, Political Experience
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