Governor

Pledges to overhaul the Children, Youth and Families Department, starting with an experienced cabinet secretary and moving toward an independent commission, and to strengthen the Office of the Child Advocate.

Would appoint a CYFD secretary with child welfare experience, set caseload limits, require licensed professionals to lead investigations, and give the Office of the Child Advocate full access to case records and subpoena power.

Proposes earlier literacy screening, expanded career pathways starting in middle school, community school models, and expanding the Opportunity Scholarship for free college tuition.

Proposes tying a portion of school funding to gains in literacy, math, and graduation rates, raising math standards, addressing chronic absenteeism, and "responsibly expanding school choice and high-quality charter schools."

Proposes more tools and technology for law enforcement to arrest violent offenders and track drug traffickers, an Office of Community Safety with social workers, expanded addiction treatment, and violence-prevention programs.

Supports long-term state funding to make police pay competitive with neighboring states, grants to help cities and counties hire officers, and expanded behavioral health crisis response teams.

Proposes increasing and expanding eligibility for the state Child Tax Credit and Working Families Tax Credit, and raising the minimum wage.

Proposes "Four Steps to Zero," a phased elimination of the state income tax on wages and retirement income, starting by exempting the first $25,000 for individuals and $50,000 for married couples. Each step would depend on fiscal tests, including a 25 percent reserve floor; business profits would remain taxable.

Called the state's universal child care program "great in concept" and said he would consider scaling it back rather than ending it.

Supports full occupational license reciprocity for professionals licensed in good standing in other states, firm timelines for licensing decisions, expanded career and technical education, and targeted incentives for aerospace, defense, bioscience, and energy technology.

Supports a moratorium on new large-scale data centers until the state sets rules on water use, energy, and local benefits, and proposes expanding state investment in renewable energy to lower utility costs.

Proposes measures to address the doctor shortage, more mobile health clinics, banning medical debt from credit reports, and using budget surpluses to fill Medicaid gaps.

Says she would "aggressively build more housing" by cutting barriers and speeding permits, ban rent-setting algorithms, and expand down payment assistance for first-time buyers.

Proposes an Infrastructure Execution Office, procurement reform, and a public dashboard tracking major projects; on water, supports conservation, aquifer recharge, and brackish water development.