Candidate for Michigan House of Representatives - District 25 in 2024 Michigan Primary Election.
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Get StartedAs your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Support Medicaid funding for abortion care. Eliminate 24-hour wait periods for abortion care. -Make medicinal abortion care accessible and available. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Support Medicaid funding for abortion care. Eliminate 24-hour wait periods for abortion care. -Make medicinal abortion care accessible and available. Learn more
Increase school-worker pay to keep great educators and personnel in our schools and end our teacher shortage. -Increase funding for emotional health services by hiring social workers, trauma counselors, and school psychologists for students and staff. Learn more
End the use of “count days” to determine school funding; instead, employ a weighted formula that distributes funding based on the unique needs of each school’s students. Learn more
Fight for free public 4 year colleges and community colleges. Learn more
End the use of “count days” to determine school funding; instead, employ a weighted formula that distributes funding based on the unique needs of each school’s students. Learn more
Increase public school funding by a minimum of 4 billion to ensure schools can provide essential resources like nutritious meals, mental health support, culturally-affirming curriculum, and career and college preparation. Learn more
Allow students to be democratically elected to serve on local school boards and the Michigan State Board of Education, with voting rights. -Create structures for communities to participate in budgeting, ensuring that families, educators, and students have a voice in school budgets. Learn more
Increase school-worker pay to keep great educators and personnel in our schools and end our teacher shortage. -Increase funding for emotional health services by hiring social workers, trauma counselors, and school psychologists for students and staff. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Prevent charter school siphoning of funds from public schools. -Fight for Universal Pre-K. This would save families millions in childcare costs while giving children the attention they need. Learn more
Allow students to be democratically elected to serve on local school boards and the Michigan State Board of Education, with voting rights. -Create structures for communities to participate in budgeting, ensuring that families, educators, and students have a voice in school budgets. Learn more
Fight for free public 4 year colleges and community colleges. Learn more
Increase public school funding by a minimum of 4 billion to ensure schools can provide essential resources like nutritious meals, mental health support, culturally-affirming curriculum, and career and college preparation. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Prevent charter school siphoning of funds from public schools. -Fight for Universal Pre-K. This would save families millions in childcare costs while giving children the attention they need. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Replace all 400 lead service lines within the city of Wayne. -Protect families from having their water shut off because they are unable to pay unaffordable bills. -Hold corporate polluters accountable by enforcing current regulations, and expanding clean air and water standards. Learn more
Stop corporations from exploiting our beautiful Great Lakes (ie. Enbridge’s Line 5 and Nestle draining hundreds of millions of gallons per year from the Great Lakes). -Make corporate polluters pay to clean up their own messes. Learn more
Stop corporations from exploiting our beautiful Great Lakes (ie. Enbridge’s Line 5 and Nestle draining hundreds of millions of gallons per year from the Great Lakes). -Make corporate polluters pay to clean up their own messes. Learn more
-Prioritize government contractors using unionized labor, especially for infrastructure and green energy spending. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Replace all 400 lead service lines within the city of Wayne. -Protect families from having their water shut off because they are unable to pay unaffordable bills. -Hold corporate polluters accountable by enforcing current regulations, and expanding clean air and water standards. Learn more
-Prioritize government contractors using unionized labor, especially for infrastructure and green energy spending. Learn more
-Enact laws and regulations to stop drug companies from price gouging seniors with overpriced prescriptions. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Support Representative Carrie Rheingan’s MIcare bill to create a universal, single payer healthcare system that would ensure free healthcare at the point of service to all Michiganders. Deductibles, copays, and premiums would become a thing of the past for all Michiganders. Learn more
-Enact laws and regulations to stop drug companies from price gouging seniors with overpriced prescriptions. Learn more
Ensure more funding for hospitals in rural areas and urban cores, and offer extra incentives for hospitals and doctors offices to accept Medicaid patients and open clinics in higher Medicaid recipient areas. -Allow the State of Michigan to bulk import prescription drugs from Canada to lower the cost of essential prescription medication such as insulin. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Support Representative Carrie Rheingan’s MIcare bill to create a universal, single payer healthcare system that would ensure free healthcare at the point of service to all Michiganders. Deductibles, copays, and premiums would become a thing of the past for all Michiganders. Learn more
Ensure more funding for hospitals in rural areas and urban cores, and offer extra incentives for hospitals and doctors offices to accept Medicaid patients and open clinics in higher Medicaid recipient areas. -Allow the State of Michigan to bulk import prescription drugs from Canada to lower the cost of essential prescription medication such as insulin. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -End the rent control state ban. -End the public housing state ban. Learn more
Recognize tenants' legal rights to organize. Learn more
-Encourage municipalities to develop more dense walkable neighborhoods and cities. -Increase grants for first-time and low income home buyers. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -End the rent control state ban. -End the public housing state ban. Learn more
Establish a statewide housing trust fund that will help fund socialized housing initiatives by municipalities. -Increase taxes and fines on land speculators and undeveloped lots throughout the state. Learn more
Establish a statewide housing trust fund that will help fund socialized housing initiatives by municipalities. -Increase taxes and fines on land speculators and undeveloped lots throughout the state. Learn more
-Encourage municipalities to develop more dense walkable neighborhoods and cities. -Increase grants for first-time and low income home buyers. Learn more
Recognize tenants' legal rights to organize. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Upgrade all of Michigan’s infrastructure from roads to bridges, as well as making Michigan’s infrastructure climate resistant, all paid for by increased taxes on corporations, and increased polluter fees. Learn more
Invest in a collaborative regional transit program that connects all Southeast Michigan population centers, allowing for the vast majority of residents to no longer have to rely on their private vehicle for dependable, affordable, quality transportation. Learn more
As your State Representative, Layla will fight to: -Upgrade all of Michigan’s infrastructure from roads to bridges, as well as making Michigan’s infrastructure climate resistant, all paid for by increased taxes on corporations, and increased polluter fees. Learn more
Invest in a collaborative regional transit program that connects all Southeast Michigan population centers, allowing for the vast majority of residents to no longer have to rely on their private vehicle for dependable, affordable, quality transportation. Learn more
Ensure Medicaid and unemployment benefits for striking workers on strikes longer than three months. Learn more
Demand quality work and fair pay through the support and protection of prevailing wage laws. Learn more
Require union labor for any tax-subsidized project. Implement automatic unionization recognition based on card check. Learn more
Require union labor for any tax-subsidized project. Implement automatic unionization recognition based on card check. Learn more
Ensure Medicaid and unemployment benefits for striking workers on strikes longer than three months. Learn more
Demand quality work and fair pay through the support and protection of prevailing wage laws. Learn more
Protect the pensions and post-employment benefits of Michigan’s retired public servants by enacting revenue sharing measures for municipalities. Learn more
Protect the pensions and post-employment benefits of Michigan’s retired public servants by enacting revenue sharing measures for municipalities. Learn more
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