Candidates talk roads, auto insurance rates at state Senate forum
The event was held at the
The seat is currently held by Sen.
Democratic candidate
Candidates at the forum were first asked what they thought the solutions are to bringing down
Garcia, who is currently in her second term in the
Garcia and Haveman said small, incremental changes need to be made to the system as past proposals reforming the entire system have failed.
Haveman is a former
While Victory agreed with the points Garcia and Haveman made, he said it's time for legislators to stop talking and get the ball rolling on the issue.
Victory, who currently serves
The fourth candidate to speak on the issue was DeBoer, who said if the state can bring down the cost of health insurance then the cost of car insurance can come down as well.
DeBoer has worked with
Haveman and Victory said they would be open to the idea of capping the amount of medical reimbursements auto accidents victims could receive in the state as a way to lower rates.
The cap would be set at a very high amount and would impact very few residents if there were one to be set, Haveman said.
The candidates were also asked about their thoughts on funding for public schools and where they see the future of public education going.
"We need strong schools for a strong community," Victory said. "There are common sense solutions to complex problems."
Creative solutions to improve education in the state should be on table, Victory said.
While DeBoer said the state needs to be more transparent about where the money allocated to education is actually going. The state needs to be setting aside more funding for education over all, she said.
Garcia disagreed with DeBoer and said funding is the not the issue when it comes to education in
More local control is what will improve education in
The candidates were also asked about transparency within the state government and if they would approve of expanding
The four candidates said they would be in favor of increasing transparency within the state government and expanding
Candidates were also asked about funding to fix roads in
The issue is not with funds, but the need to attract the right talent and workers with skill sets to help rebuild roads in
In early late March,
Still, DeBoer said the state needs to continue putting more money into the roads and should put that money toward quality versus quantity.
The conversation must also include discussion of other infrastructure besides roads and bridges, such as sewers and underground infrastructure, Garcia said.
If the state can consistently fund road and infrastructure reconstruction, the private sector will be there to get the jobs done, Haveman said.
About 40 people attended the free and open event, which was put on as part of the
Winners of the primary election will move onto the
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