Straight Talk & Integrity
Opinion: The COVID-19 pandemic shows why South Carolina needs to expand Medicaid coverage
Let’s vote EARLY folks! 🗳🗳🗳I’m thinking today of the words of Rep. Elijah Cummings. At a hearing for a bill to restore voting rights, he said, “When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked: What did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?”
What will you do over the next seven days?
“Vote like your future depends on it!” Preparing our young people for civic duty with a Mock Election and Voting forum on THURSDAY Oct 29 at 6pm!
Parents, have your grade school student place a ballot at www.menti.com/e7pkx5tuaw by Oct 29 and join us on Zoom with State Representative Kambrell Garvin and other leaders to discuss the difference in political parties and the total process.
Zoom with us
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Meeting ID: 892 0179 0091
#goodthings #firstnazareth #fnbc #vote
- Educational Equity
- Fight to increase teacher salaries
- Reduce classroom size
- Increase per pupil spending
- Work to increase minimum wage
- Provide constituent services and regular legislative updates
- Develop public and private partnerships
- Ensure repair of bridges and roads
- Work to attract jobs o Support entrepreneurship and encourage residents to start businesses
- Ensure that SCE&G/ Santee Cooper/ co-operatives customers receive the best rates and are protected with better energy policy
- Evaluate disproportionate sentencing guidelines o Foster safe communities
- Fight to repeal “Stop and Frisk” warrantless searches
- Increase funding for police body cameras to protect citizens and law enforcement officers
- Protect our hospitals
- Encourage primary care
- Work to expand Medicaid
