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Scott Walker and Mary Burke on the issues
| Issue |
Mary Burke |
Scott Walker |
| Taxes |
No income tax increase "on anyone" and "hold the line" on property taxes |
Lower income and property taxes over next four years |
| Minimum Wage |
Raise to $10.10 per hour |
Opposes increase, says state should create higher-paying jobs |
| Act 10 |
Restore collective bargaining for public employees, but maintain pension and health insurance contributions |
Extension to public safety and private workers would be a distraction |
| Mining |
Supports Dem-backed bill to streamline process without changing environmental protections |
Supports GOP bill that streamlined process and allowed mining companies to relocate wetlands |
| Common Core |
Supports |
Replace with state-specific standards |
| Private school vouchers |
Opposes statewide program |
Supports expansion |
| Public school funding |
Increase state funding |
Union reforms should help hold down costs |
| College affordability |
Raise tuition tax deduction and refinance student loans |
Extend tuition freeze |
| Marriage |
Supports same-sex marriage |
Marriage should be between one man and one woman |
| Abortion |
Decisions should be between women and their doctors |
Signed laws requiring ultrasounds before procedure and hospital admitting privileges for doctors, has said he opposes in all cases |
| Medicaid |
Expand to those at 133 percent of poverty level with federal funds |
Reject federal funds and keep at 100 percent of poverty level |
| Transportation |
Open to five-cent increase in gas tax and a mileage-based registration fee |
Opposes mileage-based registration fee and raising gas tax, though is considering replacing with a sales tax |
| Drunk driving |
Supports criminalizing first offense |
Opposes criminalizing first offense, but supports tougher penalties for chronic drunk driving |
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