Endorsements for 2008 Race
Missouri National Education Association
Missouri Nurses Association PAC
Missouri Women’s Coalition
National Women’s Political Caucus – Metro St. Louis
Missouri AFL-CIO
Firefighters Local 1889
Communication Workers of America
St. Louis Labor Council
United Auto Workers
Sierra Club
Memberships:
National Rifle Association
Missouri Nurses Association
Missouri Right to Life
Daughters of American Revolution
Greater St. Louis Parish Nursing Network
St. Louis Gateway Singers
Tesson Ferry Democratic Club
Oakville Democratic Club
Endorsements for 2010 pending approval
Jan Polizzi supports:
Environmental Protection/Economic Development:
Legislation that would require that by 2021, 15% of the electricity provided by Missouri utilities come from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Tax reform:
Allowing corporate and individual income tax paid to the federal government to be fully deductible from state income taxes.Supports tax incentives that create new jobs in Missouri
Supports elimination of double taxation
Elimination of drive by property tax assessments
Closing corporate tax loopholes and combined reporting that allows businesses and individuals to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
Require a Budget Accountability Report Card to show taxpayers where their dollars are spent
Health Care Reform:
Support staffing incentives for providers in underserved areas. Grants for educating nurses to alleviate the nursing shortage
Streamlining the paperwork process to eliminate duplication of services by multiple agencies.
Expanding access to family planning services for low-income women and greater
access to Emergency Contraception (Plan B) without discrimination or delay.Strengthening our current sex education laws to make them age appropriate and
require medically and factually accurate information about contraception, allow
school districts to make decisions about instructors and allow parents to opt their child out.
Restoring Medicaid coverage to the more than 100,000 low-income individuals whose health care was completely cut in 2005Provide tax incentives for employers who provide health insurance.