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STRONG SCHOOLS
FROM CRADLE TO CAREER
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Support investments in high-quality early childhood education and Pre-K, early literacy and tutoring, and strong neighborhood public schools
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Expand after-school and summer programs and efforts to address chronic absenteeism
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Strengthen career and technical education, dual enrollment, apprenticeships, and industry credentials
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Build stronger partnerships between schools, colleges, unions, nonprofits, and employers
GOOD-PAYING JOBS & A STRONGER WORKFORCE
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Expand workforce training and upskilling tied directly to growing industries
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Support apprenticeships and skilled trades and stronger connections between employers and education providers
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Help Memphis attract and retain high-quality, good-paying jobs
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Expand opportunities for locally owned and minority-owned small businesses
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Require economic incentives to produce measurable results in jobs, wages, and investment
MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES
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Expand access to affordable childcare
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Address housing costs and barriers to homeownership
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Pursue targeted tax relief where it can responsibly reduce costs for families
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Support policies that strengthen working families and seniors
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Make sure economic growth produces greater household financial security
SAFE & STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS
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Support resources to address violent crime
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Invest in violence prevention and youth intervention
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Expand mental-health services, victim services, and reentry programs
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Keep young people connected to school, employment, and positive opportunities
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Improve data sharing and coordination between state and local public-safety agencies
INVESTING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
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Fight for state investment in roads, sidewalks, drainage, parks, and transportation infrastructure
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Expand access to broadband and neighborhood infrastructure
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Invest in important commercial corridors
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Address blight and vacant properties
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Expand affordable housing, homeownership, and housing rehabilitation
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Encourage neighborhood investment while protecting longtime residents from displacement
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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Expand mentorship, after-school, and summer programming
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Increase access to youth employment and paid internships
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Support apprenticeships and job-readiness programs
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Reconnect young people who are disconnected from school or employment
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Create multiple pathways through college, technical education, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, and industry credentials
HEALTHIER FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES
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Improve access to maternal and infant health services
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Expand mental-health and substance-use treatment
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Strengthen preventive healthcare and neighborhood health resources
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Address persistent health disparities
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Recruit and retain nurses, behavioral-health professionals, and other healthcare workers
RESPONSIVE & ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT
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Maintain accessible constituent services
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Communicate regularly with District 93 residents
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Bring state agencies directly into the community
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Promote transparent, data-driven government
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Require accountability for taxpayer dollars, contracts, and incentives
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Measure whether government programs are actually producing results