FCWPP Public Policy Priorities: 2012
Specific bills to implement the priorities are indicated if available. Criminal Justice
- Restorative Justice (HB 1775): Support increased use of restorative justice programs as options for diversion of juvenile offenders
- Maintain and expand earned early release (SB 5866) and parole (HB 2521)
- Retain funding for alcohol and drug dependency treatment programs as alternatives to incarceration
- Repeal the Death Penalty (SB 6283; HB 2468)
- Legalize and regulate marijuana use and cultivation, treating its abuse as a public health issue (medical use of marijuana is SB 6265)
Economic Justice
- Health Care: Establish a public option for the health insurance exchange at the state level
- Family Planning: Increase state support
- Social Safety Net: Protect and repair what is left of the social safety net, including Basic Health Plan and Disability Lifeline
- Tax Reform: Make the state tax structure more equitable and create revenue needed to restore and retain basic services such as education and health care
Civil Rights
- Marriage Equality (SB 6239): Support marriage for same-sex couples
Local Responses to Global Challenges
- Oppose attempts to weaken, delay, or roll back state environmental laws
- Establish a State Financial Institution (HB 2434; SB 6310) to increase state revenue and provide needed capital to stimulate the economy