Gubernatorial Program for the Great State of Minnesota
Isaac Ashurov, founder of Judео Christian Values Party.
Governor’s Open-Door Policy
Every Saturday, I would dedicate my time to have Minnesota residents or businesses come into the Governor’s office to express their concerns and resolve issues.
I would suggest the following changes to be made.
Housing
Replace residential and commercial property taxation from value based to maintenance based.
The maintenance taxations would be on the basis of the square footage of the property lot. There will be exclusions in taxation for larger properties of land (hunting land, hobby farm land, etc.).
The costs of property maintenance will be made available to residents through the county’s website.
To reduce the cost of maintenance taxes; the costs of the libraries, schools, police departments, and fire departments would be transferred from the city’s budget to the county’s budget, which would be paid by the state.
Replace city mayor position with city manager position, who are appointed by the county. This is to limit the amount of corruption through obligations to election contributions.
City manager would oversee daily operations of the city, while getting assistance from the county, if necessary.
City managers can appoint their own staffs to ensure productive organizational functions.
We will create a website where residents can view day to day operations of city managers, provide feedback, and ask questions.
City managers should focus on responding to concerns and address problems, rather than focusing on their public appearances.
Reduce operating costs by removing city councilors. The concerned residents would able to address issues at the city and county level. If the city/county resolution would not satisfy the concerned residents, the issue must be scheduled to be addressed directly face to face with the governor of the state.
To increase availability and reduce market prices of residential properties, providing more opportunities for residents to purchase homes, we would ask residents of Minnesota to own one residential property and one recreational property.
Investment companies will not be allowed to own single residential houses, only apartment buildings. AirBnB renting will also not be allowed in the state of Minnesota. These prepositions will increase the safety and value of residential neighborhoods. It seems that homeowners are more concerned about maintenance, cleanliness, safety of their home, and take pride of their community more than renters do.
To keep closing costs low and to lower mortgage financing, we will select a state approved credit union so that the total closing costs of property appraisal and document fees would not exceed $1,000 dollars.
Residential property title should be recorded at the county in the same manner as the title of an automobile, so a potential home owner does not have to pay title insurance fees. Only the first mortgage lien holder will be allowed to be recorded. No other financial liens, including mechanical liens, will be allowed to be recorded on the title.
The biggest resolution to the housing crisis will be to increase the development of concrete plants. Minnesota has an abundance of limestone and silica sand, which will allow us to develop concrete plants that will increase production of concrete and concrete blocks at low cost, helping both residents and businesses.
The abundance of concrete will increase production of apartment and commercial buildings, as well as residential homes.
Also, as part of increasing housing we will build factories where modular homes will be built and delivered to construction sites. This increases quality while simultaneously reducing the costs.
To help us relieve the housing crisis by building four-story condominiums with spacious floor plans, including generous dining areas, laundry centers, closets, bedrooms, showers, and bathrooms. There would be two floor underground parking garages with assigned spaces and good size storage closets. Outdoor parking will also be available. Each building will have at least two late model elevators. The building will be built with sound-proof walls and an sub-floor draining system, in case of water overflow. Regardless of how desperate we are for new housing opportunities, we will still follow the building code and regulations. All new constructions will have to withstand 10 Richter Scale. To ensure that, we will require building engineers that are not affiliated with the builders to monitor and record building processes and ensure the compliance of all state regulations. The state will find builders at 15% of profit to keep value below market price, so state residents can purchase these condominiums at less than the market value. Also, there will be no upper-bracket restriction, so higher income will be able to qualify.
We will use a state selected credit union to lower financing and mortgages. There would be utility payments recurring on a monthly basis that would include the cleanliness and maintenance of building grounds, inside and outside. Therefore, people do not have to pay unnecessary association fees, but for future building and grounds repairs, there would be an account where the homeowner would make monthly deposits of a certain amount. This account cannot be accessed by homeowners or anyone, except in situations of approved repairs. The advantage of this account is that there would be no indefinite association fee payments, as there would be a cap at a certain level. This account cannot be cashed out at sale of condominium. However, residents will have the ability to include this account within their selling price.
Taxation
Bring cigarette tax to the same percentage as general sales tax.
There would be tax relief for commercial properties, by utilizing the same plan as the previously mentioned residential properties. There will also be other forms of relief for owners and renters of commercial property to ensure the survival of their businesses.
Sales tax will be 6% across the state.
Elders of age 62 and higher will only have to pay 2% of sales tax when purchasing vehicles.
There will be no taxes on capital gain from the sale of a home.
There will be no taxes on tips.
The Estate Tax will be eliminated so beneficiaries will be able to collect their inheritance tax free.
There will be no sales tax on mini vans and pickup trucks when purchased. The reason is that pickup trucks are considered commercial vehicles, so we do not want to double tax businesses/entrepreneurs who use them. Mini vans accommodate larger families or courier services, so we do not want to tax them.
No license plate registration charge and no sales tax to semi-trucks, straight trucks and recreational busses, trailers, and vehicles. However, it is required to maintain annual registration. The reason for this is to entice businesses to maintain registration of their equipment within the state and help increase profitability.
Remove HOV lanes from all highways in Minnesota, and ensure that Minnesota will never have toll roads because of fuel and income taxes already being charged to residents and businesses.
If a state resident works 2 jobs, they will pay tax rates from each income separately and should not combine their total income when doing taxes as to not push them over into another tax bracket.
Minimum Wage
We will increase the minimum wage to $18.50. The reason being to increase morale of the people who work at low level jobs including fast food restaurants, gas stations, and stores, so they can cope with rent and other basic expenses. With a state capitalism system, a person must be rewarded for his input into society.
Nursing Home
The management of nursing homes will be shifted under state management. Therefore, a portion of the funding that was kept by the operators now will be used to increase the pay of employees, especially nursing assistants.
Drug Policy
Decriminalize recreational and hard drugs. If you get pulled over by the police while in possession of hard drugs, but are not intoxicated, you would be let go from the traffic stop. However, your information would be entered into a system and you would receive a notice to meet with a counselor. Most likely, after this meeting, your driver’s license and license plate would show that you might carry. If it is more than 10 grams per person, you would be detained until proof of being a licensed salesperson.
We will require doctors to prescribe pain killers only in extreme emergency situations. We do not want young adults to get addicted to the pain killers.
Because we do not condone drugs, but tolerate them, we will require institutions to educate students about drug addictions, where they will watch daily videos about drug effects.
Educational institutions will require routine drug tests to ensure that students are not under impairment. If someone gets a positive test, from that point on, the cost of drug testing will be paid by the individual or their parents.
I believe that the greatest solution from drug addiction is to keep the mind of our young generation occupied. Because of this, the youth will be forced to participate in sports, arts, science, military skills, and agriculture.
Lottery
All lottery products will be produced by the state of Minnesota, any other lottery products joined ventures with other states will be discontinued. This will give us an opportunity for higher chances of winnings and create more needed revenue for the state. These funds will go directly to daycare, help kiosks, quality food in schools, and other programs.
Escort Services
Legalize escort services, including paid sex services. By legalizing these, the industry will avoid blackmail risks, and incarceration. Additionally, the industry will increase efforts for health and physical safety for escorts and their customers. This should also help to reduce sex trafficking, especially with young children and runaway youth.
Day Care
Create a state day care free of charge. Having a registered nurse on duty at all times. Working parents will have a priority in the state day care.
Nutritious meals will be provided through out the day.
We will create a state operating academy for day care teaching candidates. Utilizing the Judea Christian principles and values of traditional families.
Education
To ensure that every child is on their best performance, we will have three different sub-categorized levels. Students that struggle with the curriculum, average, and advanced. To avoid disturbance in the school and ensure a stable mental environment, there will be a fourth category consisting of bullies and cyber bullies in a different building.
Our goal is to decrease school sizes for better management and a safer environment. School grades will be divided into three separate campuses at different locations to limit the interactions between the different ages of children. Elementary: grades K – 6, Middle: 7 – 9, High: 10 – 12.
Starting from sophomore year, students will be required to complete trade classes of their choice at their high school.
The state will ensure that each student will be provided with Drivers Ed classes free of charge regardless of parent’s financial status, to ensure safety on the roadways. We will increase the hours of drivers ED, with a minimum of 60 hours behind the wheel. Students who fail their drivers test will be required to take the course again, to ensure safety of our children.
Schools should remain open until 5:30 PM to accommodate parents who work late. Therefore, children can arrive home when a parent is present and not be exposed to the street or other bad situations.
Schools should provide free freshly made unprocessed, made from scratch meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Teachers, school administrators and security are obligated to eat the same meals for free. Everybody will give suggestions/comments to ensure the best quality meals that will be funded by the state.
Invest in 14 passenger vans, instead of big school busses. These vans will pick up students at the curb of side streets, or non-busy streets, and no child will be allowed to cross the street to ensure their safety. Also, it would help in adverse weather to limit sickness, since less children would be picked up at one time. It should be easier to find qualified drivers with smaller vehicles. With the change from diesel busses to gas 14 passenger vans, it would limit the amount of pollution in the air.
Add a mandatory police escort when children and teachers are traveling on field trips. The escort would guide them to the destination and back.
Increase efforts in identifying and pull bullying and cyber-bullying out of school, and hold the bullies responsible. In case of a confrontation, we will investigate who was at fault and instigating these situations, so we can punish just the student responsible (not both parties), since this will better build student’s moral compasses.
Require physical education in schools with two periods of physical activity classes happening in the first and second half of the school day.
We will ensure that every teacher is supported and respected. If there are conflicts with the teachers that cannot be resolved, they can contact the governor directly and confidentially for help.
I suggest to increase the pay of our teachers by more frequently implementing raises. This incentive would encourage more students to become teachers, giving the state more choices in teachers.
Any student that excels in sports (gymnastics, aerobics, skiing, skating, some martial arts, boxing, wrestling, chess, etc.) and has academic excellence will be rewarded the title, Minnesota Spartan, certification pin, and a $5,000 or more financial reward.
To increase safety in schools and reduce school shootings, we will place security in schools where they would use screening machines, such as the ones used by TSA in airports, to check everyone’s bags upon entry. Metal detectors will also be in place when students enter. We will also work to build smaller schools. Historically, school shootings were not a problem in the 1950’s because schools were smaller in size. Due to the smaller size, the community knew each other, the teachers could provide better emotional help for students, and morality was increased.
Students will not be allowed to bring smart phones to school. If parents want to communicate with their children, they are allowed to provide basic flip phones to students.
Because of the degradation of the quality of education and attitude toward academic achievement, we must exclude from the program electronics which includes calculators and computers in classrooms. There will still be a class in which computers would be studied. Students will be required to read physical textbooks, write by hand, and calculate mathematical problems in their head or by hand.
Starting in the seventh grade, chess classes and dance lessons will be added to the curriculum to each school across the state.
We will make sure that each school in the state has sports programs and sports teams that will compete with other schools and other states. Also, we will implement a reward program in which the students will receive medals and monetary prizes.
Keeping our children occupied with art classes, chess, reading, dancing, singing, sports and vocational trades in schools, will ensure that our children are less likely to turn to drugs.
Universities
Cut tuition by at least 30%.
Tuition charges will be the same for in-state and out-of-state students. Education is a noble thing and we will do everything we can to ensure every person who wants education will receive it.
The State of Minnesota would offer 100%/full ride tuition covering scholarships to Minnesota State Colleges/Universities for students who graduate High School with a 4.0 GPA or higher and pass an entry exam, and who are entering into careers that are desperately needed by the state (engineers, builders, accountants, doctors, nurses, electricians, scientists, teachers, etc.). This will be provided under the condition that the student must work in Minnesota for a minimum of 20 years post-graduation or be required to pay their tuition. If a student drops out of school, they will be required to pay for their tuition in full. The purpose of investing taxpayers money into the younger generation is because Minnesota desperately needs people such as doctors, nurses, electricians, scientists, and other professional jobs to stay and invest in the state of Minnesota.
Students that are pregnant or have children will get a tuition discount of 50%.
Online classes will be half priced but the final exams will be taken at the university in front of the professor.
We will create a law for Minnesota residents who graduate in and out of state, have educational loans, and struggle to pay monthly payments despite being employed full time to be allowed to file for bankruptcy in the state of Minnesota.
After careful consideration based on income, housing expenses, and families with children, residents will be considered for a reduced payment plan no longer than 10 years, or a total dismissal of the debt.
Technical/Engineering Colleges
Technical/Engineering college will replace vocational schools.
It will educate trade professions and on job training.
- Plumbers
- Electricians
- Mechanics
- Machinists
- Painters
- Brick Layers
- Concrete Specialists
- Road Construction
- Window Technicians
- Architects
- ETC
The State of Minnesota would offer 100%/full ride tuition covering scholarships to these Technical/Engineering Colleges with the condition that the student must work in Minnesota for 20 years post-graduation or be required to pay their tuition. If a student drops out of school, they will be required to pay for their tuition in full. The purpose of investing taxpayers’ money into the younger generation is because Minnesota desperately needs people such as plumbers, electricians, painters, and other technical jobs to stay and invest in the state of Minnesota.
Upon graduating college, each student will receive an engineering degree in their profession. Also, as graduates advance in their experience, they will take certification exams that will allow them to be promoted to higher engineering gradation ranks, and will be rewarded a pin with their name and rank signifying the level they are at.
Every five years of outstanding service, engineers will receive a medal of honor from the state for serving people.
Minnesota State Olympics
To keep our students (high school and college aged students) occupied and to ensure they have goals to achieve, we will create Minnesota State Olympics that we will host every other year. We will invite athletes from other states within the United States as well as other countries if they wish to participate. The state of Minnesota will reward the participants with gold, silver, and bronze medals, and respectable financial rewards.
Transportation
Reduce the price of new and used vehicle registration tabs to $0. But it would still be required to obtain registration in a timely manner.
There will be a state commitment to accommodate 13.6 semi-trucks to help businesses reduce costs. For example, we will work on increasing clearance of the overpasses and underpasses. Additionally, where it is feasible, we will make a more durable road and increase the ton limit on certain streets, roads and shoulders. This will decrease the number of detours, limit fuel and mile usage, benefiting the environment and businesses. Feedback from Minnesota businesses that utilize these types of vehicles will be very welcomed.
Create wider and stronger shoulders to allow emergency vehicles and busses a passing lane during heavy traffic.
To increase traffic safety in rural areas, we will add overpass bridges at all intersections, so people may have to travel a few miles to cross the highway at the nearest overpass rather than straight across the highway.
We will seek suggestions from local communities and law enforcement about high risk of crossing or entering highways and interstate.
Institute new license plate designs that have better description to the region/location from where the car is registered.
It is not allowed to transfer mattresses on the roof of vehicles.
Car trailers need to be inspected every six months; it comes at no costs for the owner. To make it easier, they can ask any police officer to inspect their trailer and receive a sticker.
We will set a speed limit of 55 mph across the state for railroads, in urban areas it will be 35 mph. Hazardous material trains cannot contain more than 15 cars.
We will plant trees along all federal, state, and country roads. To reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we will cultivate moss on already established highway walls as well as newly developed walls. This will also create a windbreak and prevent snow from blowing onto the highways, keeping the roads safer.
Additionally, walls and trees along highways will prevent animals from crossing highway roads, and will help prevent snowmobiles and ATV’s from crossing highways.
To avoid traffic congestion that is caused by traffic light failure, we will implement roundabouts which ensure safe flow of traffic regardless of working/not working traffic lights. Also, this will allow residents to save fuel and reduce CO2 pollution by reducing the amount of vehicles coming to a complete stop at stoplights and reducing congestion due to broken stoplights.
Minnesota Car Sharing Services
Car sharing services will replace Uber and Lyft.
This will allow drivers to receive higher commission and increase safety.
Drivers and passengers will be required to have their picture posted on the app. In case a passenger requests a ride for someone else, they must provide a picture for the other riders.
Another advantage is that the revenue from car sharing services will go to state funding for free daycare services.
Bicycling Amenities
We will build state maintained cycling roads for safer cycling year-round so people can go to stores, work, and any other activities on routine basis. This would allow us to achieve the goal of having a healthier and greener community. These cycling roads must be separate from pedestrians’ traffic and motorists’ traffic.
Environment
I believe that garbage landfills are the #1 problem in the contamination of underground water pools. Therefore, I suggest to increase waste control over commercial sites.
Plant more trees in every unused land. Every planted tree has to be sufficiently spaced for easy maintenance and to prevent massive fires. If we put a certain number of trees, then we can naturally increase the amount of oxygen while decreasing CO2 levels within a few years.
Develop a type of tree that can consume more CO2, grows quicker and has a high-density trunk that can be used as construction material.
Utilize existing ponds and lakes for certain species of algae that will help reduce CO2 in the air, and will be used as animal feed. Algae helps generate at least 40% of Earth’s oxygen through photosynthesis.
Moss walls of 3.5 meters clean grime out of urban air equivalent to 275 trees. We will plant moss on every highway wall.
Discontinue the production of ethanol and biodiesel for fuel. Harvesting corn and soybeans for fuel does not save the environment whatsoever, but rather it destroys land and water that could be used on other food sources. Subsidies on ethanol and biodiesel will be discontinued. However, farmers don’t need to worry about the loss of income at all because all the money they will get anyway from using corn and other crops to feed livestock, chicken, turkey, pork, etc. that will be used to feed schools and daycare centers. This process would simplify the operations for refineries and should be more cost-effective. Pure petroleum will also be beneficial for motorists as it will not separate ethanol blend, which can be harmful for engine and fuel injectors.
We will convert ethanol plants to energy producing plants such as garbage incinerators. To do this, we will transform existing boilers and utilize them to turn turbines. It will produce electricity which will lower cost for local businesses and the community, and still employing ethanol plant workers.
Remove subsidies from windmills and solar panels. If they were productive, people would get them on their own.
Add more new generation nuclear and thorium plants across the state to reduce cost of energy to residents, businesses, and farmers.
Mandate state schools, universities, grocery stores, and other retail chains that serve the community to purchase agriculture from local farms. This will help the environment and people by providing fresher and more natural foods.
We will monitor the water system daily to make sure that the content reaches the standard scientific requirements. Additionally, fluoride will be excluded from the water content. All of this information will be available city by city on the state website.
In order to take care of the environment, we will stop using plastic bags in retail stores which might contribute to lower prices. The state will sign a contract with a specific manufacturer that will produce reusable and washable canvas bags as a substitute for plastic. Also, the bags will be durable enough to carry up to 50 pounds.
We will strive to reduce hazardous and non-degradable waste by establishing substitutes for plastic as much as possible. This will be done through biodegradable plastic, wooden products, and recycling.
We will plant trees along all federal, state, country roads and any available space. To reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we will cultivate moss on already established highway walls as well as newly developed walls. This will also create a windbreak and prevent snow from blowing onto the highways, keeping the roads safer.
On unusable privately owned farm land, the state will plant pine trees. To prevent farmers’ feelings of government overreach, the state will allow farmers to be tax exempt from the square footage of the project land as well as the access roads to the project.
To avoid traffic congestion that is caused by traffic light failure, we will implement roundabouts which ensure safe flow of traffic regardless of working/not working traffic lights. Also, this will allow residents to save fuel and reduce CO2 pollution by reducing the amount of vehicles coming to a complete stop at stoplights and reducing congestion due to broken stoplights.
Recycling
Create free recycling centers where people can drop off their batteries, computers, televisions, paint, etc. We will also recycle synthetic clothing, solids, and RDF (refuse-delivered fuel).
To fulfill our goals to reduce pollution and create energy, we will follow new recycling methods for recycling PVC (polyvinyl chloride) & PPE (polyphenylene ether) plastics, fiberglass, discarded tires, trailers, trucks, boats, construction materials such as; siding, doors, and windows. Everything else, such as headlights, taillights, seats, dashboards, etc., will be grinded, recycled, or burned in incinerators from 1,800 F to 2,200 F. These high temperatures will destroy dioxins and other cancer-causing carcinogenic gases. Also, tires will not be allowed in landfills as they will be converted to fuel.
To limit the amount of concrete/asphalt and debris of demolished buildings in landfills and protect the environment from overusing natural resources (sand, gravel, limestone, etc.) for construction, we will create recycling programs where old roads and buildings will be recycled using 100 percent recycling technology, into concrete/asphalt that will be reused for new roads and buildings.
Farming
As the population grows, the need for land designated for housing and businesses increases, while farming land decreases. To meet the demand for vegetables, fruits, and grain, we will implement vertical farming. Vertical farming saves water and is more productive per square foot.
Energy
We will use non-oxygen pyrolysis technology to convert polypropylene plastics such as bottles and packaging into fuel and natural gas. This technology will convert 10 tons of plastic into 2,520 gallons of diesel fuel.
In order to lower the cost of electric energy, we will invest in thorium molten salt reactors. Thorium is an abundant, inexpensive material that has low radioactive activity. This is way safer than uranium. Such plant can be a size of a shipping container, and will be housed in rural areas to increase affordable energy without spending a lot of money to install cables.
Human Resources Policy
Human resource departments aren’t allowed to prosecute current and potential employees based on their political point of views.
HR will be held highly responsible for resolving disputes among employees. There should be no biases, and each situation should be investigated with diligence and care.
Lobbying
Notoriously, lobbying is a legal form of bribery which leads to corruption in the state, creating a preferential attitude toward businesses. Because of this, we will make lobbying illegal in the state of Minnesota, to create a level playing field for all businesses and entrepreneurships.
Businesses
Remove fees from mandatory licenses/permits, as long as licenses are obtained in a timely manner and maintained.
All Minnesota businesses have strategical value to the state because they pay revenue taxes, help the community, and provide employment allowing employees to make a living. Therefore, any attack on businesses, even breaking windows or graffiti, would be considered crime against the state, which will evoke Martial Law.
Every Minnesota business will be required to install security cameras inside and outside to ensure maximum security of employees, vendors, and customers.
All mail-in rebates will be prohibited in the state. Any discount must be applied at the register at time of purchase. It would save paper and mailing fees.
Privacy Policy
We will prohibit companies from sharing private customer information. Therefore, customers won’t need to constantly sign privacy consent forms.
Planned Parenthood
We will tolerate current Planned Parenthood locations to ensure the safety of women.
We will obligate Planned Parenthood to have tests for STDs/STIs for men and women alike. This will be done in a confidential manner, no questions asked. The reason for this is for employers not to find out right away, and provide time for the patient to address the situation on their terms.
We will staff Planned Parenthood so they are able to provide free breast exams, prostate exams, bone density exams, and colonoscopies at request, no questions asked.
Create childcare classes for young mothers and post-pregnancy health classes to help women recover more effectively.
We will offer a program for young women that want to terminate their pregnancies. They have a choice to give their child to an academy. Mothers would continue to have a motherhood status and still be a part of their child’s life and watch them grow.
The academy will raise and educate children from day one, creating a positive living environment. Here children will avoid living in poverty and abuse, stay happy and safe, and have many opportunities for growth in sports, music, and education.
Parents and relatives will be able to visit their children as they please.
Health Care
To increase Minnesota resident’s health, we would create state-provided minute clinics that would offer amenities such as flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia check-ups, including x-rays if necessary, free of charge. We might ask to rent space from Walgreens and CVS to place health kiosks, or place kiosks in parking lots of supermarkets, such as Walmart or Target.
There would be a special police code in case a pregnant woman in labor cannot find a ride to the hospital and cannot afford an ambulance ride due to insurance deductibles, she can contact 911 and request a police unit to drive her to the hospital. This is to prevent the extra costs that come with an ambulance ride.
Labor and deliveries in the hospital would be paid in full by the state, and the mother with her baby would be required to stay in hospital for a week minimum, preferably for 2 weeks. This is to ensure the safety of the mother and the baby due to complications that may not present themselves right after birth.
To increase Minnesota resident’s health, we would offer free of charge flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia check-ups, including x-rays, if necessary. We might ask to rent space from Walgreens and CVS to place health kiosks, or place kiosks in parking lots of supermarkets, such as Walmart or Target.
We will create in-state factories that will manufacture insulin, antibiotics, and epi-pens.
We will require all public restrooms to replace paper towels with air dryers in order to preserve the environment. Additionally, we will require restrooms to install special handles where people can open doors with their foot, which will increase the level of sanitation. Also, people are welcomed to use their own handkerchief the old fashion way.
To ensure doctors stay long term in the state, we will create a medical military academy with medical programs. By the time of their graduation, the doctors would also become military officers which obligate them to serve long term in state medical facilities.
Some residents who receive disability benefits and would like to work but are afraid that their income will cause them to lose their benefits, will be allowed to maintain their disability benefits while also earning an income. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
State Pregnancy Centers
The state will create state-run community pregnancy centers across the state (urban and rural areas) that will provide essentials and guidance for pregnant women in need. This will include free formula, diapers, clothing, medication, prenatal vitamins, food, free sonograms with routine checkups on fetus development, as well as classes.
To ensure safety, there would be security on site.
Labor and deliveries in the hospital would be paid in full by the state, and the mother with her baby would be required to stay in hospital for a week minimum, preferably for 2 weeks. This is to ensure the safety of the mother and the baby due to complications that may not present themselves right after birth.
Economy
To stabilize the economy in the state, we will build manufactories and factories that will produce equipment, vehicles, trucks, and trailers for the government and the public. This will prevent the state from giving money away to someone else and keep it in Minnesota’s economy.
We will build textile manufacturing to provide uniforms for government workers, police officers, fire fighters, national guard, nursing homes, and schools. This will allow the money to circulate in the state of Minnesota.
Additionally, this will create more jobs, increase income, and provide additional tax income for the state. All of this will help provide funds for the daycare and housing.
Insurance
Our goal is to increase business activities and home ownership in the state, we will maintain low commercial and residential insurance rates. In order to achieve this, the state will focus on lowering crime rates, robberies, fire hazards, and road accidents.
Automobile insurance companies will not be allowed to track individuals driving skills using tracking devices such as chips. We will exercise innocent until proven guilty policy.
To increase traffic safety in rural areas, we will add overpass bridges at all intersections, so people may have to travel a few miles to cross the highway at the nearest overpass rather than straight across the highway.
We will seek suggestions from local communities and law enforcement about high risk of crossing or entering highways and interstate.
To prevent snowmobiles, ATV’s and animals from crossing highways, we will gradually build walls on the edges of every highway in the state.
Fire Department
Centralization of the fire department will support small cities and townships that do not have enough funds to support firefighters. Because of this, the fire department will be unified and centralized under the state. This will create a one pay scale rate in cities and urban areas for all firefighters. Additionally, there will be a set standard of training policies, uniforms, equipment, and regulations.
Law Enforcement and National Guard
Centralization of the police department will support small cities and townships that do not have enough funds to support police officers. Because of this, city police departments will be unified and centralized under the state. This will create a one pay scale rate in cities and urban areas for all police officers. Additionally, there will be a set standard of training policies, uniforms, equipment, and regulations.
We will encourage police officers to take a combat engagement ready test. Upon passing the test, the officers will receive a 15% salary increase. To maintain the 15% increase, the officers must complete a recertification every year.
The combat engagement ready test will entail a combat physical test and a rigorous gun operating skills test.
Police officers that serve in extreme environments will receive extra compensation from the state.
If a police officer acts under state policy and the policy is not right, the police officer will not be at fault, but the state will resolve the situation and admit fault. We would require to have body cameras turned on as soon as a police officer encounters a situation. The state will support police officers if the officer gets assaulted, verbally, or physically. If someone has a complaint about an officer, it must be addressed in the proper manner, you cannot take judgement into your own hands as that might discredit your situation. If an officer fails to turn on their body camera more than twice, we might have to part ways with them.
In some cases, for identity protection of police officers and National Guard, we will require law enforcement to wear state provided full face coverage ski masks to keep their identity safe.
The state’s police human resources department will routinely check every department in the state to ensure compliance with all state standards.
Each police officer would be promoted to lieutenant or higher. The reason for this is when we have the Minnesota National Guard dispatched, each National Guard unit, including the commanding officer, will be under the command of a local police officer, since they are more informed about their communities.
The National Guard will be trained under the same methods and rules as police officers, so they can better work together. We would emphasize training of marital arts and precise shooting.
The Governor would become Governor-in-chief over the state police department and the National Guard. To ensure the proper compliance of the police force and national Guard with the policy through direct oversight.
We will create a separate department that will operate and maintain cameras set up across the state. Also, this department would have emergency controllers on duty. Every time a police officer is on call, they will be able to see the cameras in the areas they are entering on their computer display. The emergency controller will also monitor the situation on the ground and notify the police officer about changes. If the cameras do not work, the police officer must call back up and wait for them to arrive before exiting the car. This will ensure the safety of the police officers.
Minnesota residents do not have to be concerned about cameras tracking traffic as it will not be admissible in court for traffic violations. Only police officers on duty have the power to issue citations based on witnessed evidence and documentation.
In case of a severe accident or road construction, one lane or shoulder must always be opened for traffic. This is crucial for medical emergencies and if someone needs to go to the restroom.
There would be a special police code in case a pregnant woman in labor cannot find a ride to the hospital and cannot afford an ambulance ride due to insurance deductibles, she can contact 911 and request a police unit to drive her to the hospital. This is to prevent the extra costs that come with an ambulance ride.
Interrogations must be recorded on video and a lawyer must be present. Additionally, the interrogation cannot be longer than 45 minutes.
We will set up nets on bridges to prevent people from throwing items over the rails. Cameras will be implemented to track violators that throw anything unto on going traffic.
Incarceration
Prisons would become state prisons, instead of privately owned. Simply because there should not be incarceration for profit.
Increase the pay for prison guard/security to show the state’s gratitude for the work they do.
Kidnapping/Missing Persons Policy
Start the search for a missing/kidnapped person immediately, rather than the 3 days wait time. There would be a different department created that would track each case and send out non-automated text message updates (regardless of results) to the person who made the report every 6 hours.
Put cameras on every road and highway along state lines.
Airplanes will not be able to take off until police have searched the passenger and cargo areas and give their approval.
Dru Sjodin Law
Dru Sjodin was beaten, stabbed, sexually assaulted, and murdered by Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. after being abducted from the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
After talking with Minnesota residents, many stated they would like to see criminals convicted of a heinous crime receive capital punishment. Therefore, the state should implement the Dru Sjodin Law in which criminals convicted of heinous crimes will receive capital punishment.
Governor Deputy Commissioners
To ensure that all the following goals are accomplished, the state would appoint Governor Deputy Commissioners to each task where they will focus solely on fulfilling each policy. Governor Deputy Commissioners will be promoted from a current management position in the industry they are to focus on.
For example, the Governor Deputy Commissioner in charge of housing will focus solely on fulfilling the housing policies, same with the education, transportation, daycare, healthcare, and other Governor Deputy Commissioners.
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