League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino Counties, CA March 2, 2004 Election
	W. "Bill" Mac Aloney Answers Questions Candidate for Member of the State Assembly; District 60; Republican Party

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. What does California need to do to address the current budget crisis?

-Put a cap on spending.

-Open the books.

-Fix workers compensation by making more competitive insurance providers.

-Make more cuts in the budget to reduce bond debt amount.

-Ensure Indian Tribal Casinos pay appropriate revenues from gaming profits.

2. What should the state's priorities be for K-12 education? For the Community College System?

K-12

-Prioritize infrastructure repairs for safe/efficient classrooms.

-Divert more lottery money into local control.

-Insist on classrooms of 20:1 ratio. (Students v. Teacher)

Communtiy College

-Help create more technology classes.

-Increase more diverse commercial skills training.

-Better cooperation with manufacturing/services industry on campus, so students can intern while learning for job access.

3. What measures would you support to address California's water needs?

-Continued water saving education.

-Tax incentives for efficiency by cities.

-Address urban run-off concerns, that protect our precious Costal regions.

4. What should the Legislature be doing to address the needs of Californians without health insurance?

-Provide better education and access of vendors and/or providers in the insurance industry to the public.

-Ask insurance companies to market better to the uninsured, with better packages and options at realistic prices.