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1. Abortions should always be illegal.
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2. Abortions should always be legally available.
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3. Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
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4. Abortions should be legal when pregnancy results from incest, rape or the life of the woman is endangered.
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5. Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and notification requirements as decided by each state government.
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6. Prohibit the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion.
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7. Support "buffer zones" at abortion clinics by requiring demonstrators to remain at least 25 feet from doorways and driveways.
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8. Prohibit public funding for abortions and organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
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9. Other
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1. Education (Higher)
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2. Education (K-12)
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3. Environment
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4. Health care
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5. Law enforcement
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6. Transportation and Highway infrastructure
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7. Welfare
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8. Other
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1. Alcohol taxes
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2. Capital gains taxes
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3. Cigarette taxes
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4. Corporate taxes
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5. Gasoline taxes
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6. Income taxes (incomes below $75,000)
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7. Income taxes (incomes above $75,000)
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8. Inheritance taxes
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9. Property taxes
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10. Sales taxes
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11. Vehicle taxes
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12. Other
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13. Should Internet sales be taxed?
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14. Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?
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15. Would you support returning any operating surplus to Massachusetts taxpayers?
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16. Would you support placing any operating surplus into a "rainy day" fund?
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17. Do you support establishing a state income tax deduction for charitable donations?
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18. Do you support providing state funds to pay for site cleanup costs associated with the Boston Red Sox stadium construction?
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19. Do you support lowering the state income tax to 5%?
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1. Do you support using taxpayer revenue to pay for any future cost overruns resulting from the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (the Big Dig)?
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1. Increase drivers license fees.
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2. Increase car registration fees.
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3. Increase tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
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4. Implement tolls on the Central Artery.
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5. Other
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1. Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
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2. Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons.
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3. End parole for repeat violent offenders.
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4. Implement the death penalty in Massachusetts.
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5. Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
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6. Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
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7. Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
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8. Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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9. Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
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10. Lower the blood alcohol content limit defining drunk driving.
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11. Prosecute as adults, youths accused of a felony.
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12. Increase penalties for crimes committed on school grounds.
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13. Require that crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, or disability be prosecuted as hate crimes.
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14. Support programs that provide job training and placement services for at-risk youth.
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15. Ban the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officers.
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16. Allocate all profits from property seized in drug-related crimes to a drug treatment fund.
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17. Require the state to prove that property was used to commit a crime before it can be seized.
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18. Other
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1. Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators.
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2. Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs.
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3. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious).
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4. Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools.
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5. Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
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6. Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers.
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7. Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools.
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8. Support posting the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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9. Support national standards and testing of public school students.
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10. Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
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11. Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries.
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12. Implement stricter eligibility requirements for admission into special education programs.
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13. Other
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14. Should the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam (MCAS) be required for high school graduation?
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1. Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
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2. Reduce state government regulations on the private sector to encourage investment and economic expansion.
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3. Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
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4. Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market.
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5. Other
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1. College and university admissions
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2. Public employment
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3. State contracting
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4. Other
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1. Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
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2. Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
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3. Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
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4. Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
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5. Support funding for recycling programs in Massachusetts.
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6. Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
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7. Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated, environmental protection legislation.
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8. Other
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9. Should state environmental regulations be stricter than federal law?
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1. Do you support limiting the number of terms for Massachusetts Governors?
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2. Do you support limiting the number of terms for Massachusetts State Senators and Representatives?
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3. Individual
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4. PAC
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5. Corporate
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6. Political Parties
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7. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
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8. Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
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9. Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
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10. Do you support voting on-line?
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11. Do you support on-line voter registration?
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12. Do you support prohibiting jailed felons from voting?
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13. Do you support the 1998 Clean Elections Law?
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14. Other
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1. Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting.
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2. Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
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3. Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
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4. Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
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5. Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
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6. Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
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7. Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.
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8. Require a license for gun possession.
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9. Prohibit the attorney general from using the Consumer Protection Act to regulate gun sales.
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10. Other
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1. Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees.
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2. Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary.
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3. Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.
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4. Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants.
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5. Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
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6. Support a patient's right to sue his or her HMO.
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7. Support a patient's right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied.
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8. Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
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9. Require health insurance companies to provide contraceptive coverage for women.
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10. Provide state funds to ensure that all Massachusetts state residents have health insurance.
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11. Prohibit the conversion of non-profit hospitals, HMOs, and health insurance firms to for-profit status.
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12. Prohibit health insurance companies from using genetic information to determine health care policies and coverage.
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13. Allow the state public health commissioner to establish needle exchange programs.
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14. Other
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1. Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
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2. Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.
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3. Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
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4. Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day.
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5. Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
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6. Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans, and job training and placement.
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7. Allow cities and towns to prevent landlords from converting subsidized housing into market-rate housing.
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8. Prohibit dog racing as a form of gambling.
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9. Extend health benefits to same-sex partners of state employees.
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10. Use the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to finance paid leave for new parents.
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11. Prohibit employers from requiring genetic test results from being used as a criterion for employment.
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12. Other
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13. Should physician-assisted suicide be legally available in Massachusetts?
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14. Should Massachusetts include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination laws?
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15. Should Massachusetts recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
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16. Should Massachusetts restrict marriage to a relationship only between a man and a woman?
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1. Maintain the 2-year limit on receiving welfare benefits.
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2. Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
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3. Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
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4. Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
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5. Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
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6. Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
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7. Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.
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8. Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
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9. Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
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10. Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
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11. Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand state services to include the working poor.
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12. Allow education and training to be counted toward work requirements needed to receive TANF benefits.
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13. Other
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Please explain what your two main legislative priorities will be if elected. Please explain how you would obtain any additional government funding needed to implement these priorities.
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