Ed McBroom

Education

I believe a more apparent gap exists between schools that have high transportation costs versus those that do not. A separate fund for transportation costs should be created so that the amount of money actually available for the classroom is equalized between schools. Learn more

While in the House I was able to advocate for, and attain, some return of choices for career paths to students and their parents. However, there is much more that needs to be done to put away the faulty notion of one perfect high school curriculum to fit all students and their futures. Well functioning local schools should be freed from many state mandates and rules that inhibit them from doing what is best for their students and communities. Learn more

Environment / Energy

We must have better policies that allow the U.P. situation to be fairly addressed by our own public service commission without undue influence from other states. While in the legislature I supported several measures that would have promoted more local generation, even at our own homes and businesses. We need to create additional infrastructure for electricity, natural gas, and propane needs to provide options and security for residents. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

I will continue the work Senator Casperson and I started to ensure the state has a real plan for managing all of the land and rights it owns and that it does not unfairly compete against private citizens and local communities attempting to buy or sell land. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

We should consider significant reforms to the property tax system and dependence in Michigan and we must close the unfair dark store tax loophole. Learn more