Hintz responds to United Council
1.. I graduated with a Master’s in Public Affairs from the Lafollette School at UW-Madison in 2001.
2. The UW System is the engine that drives the state’s economy and Wisconsin should renew our financial commitment to higher education, rather than balancing the state budget on the backs of students. It’s nearly impossible to rank each major state agency that receives funding. Instead, we should prioritize our funding in such a way that we are able to relieve the budgetary burden placed on our society by the high rates of prisoner incarceration and recidivism, therefore, allowing us to invest fully in public education. We know we have a challenge with an aging population that will require more government resources and a global economy that will require our workforce to have more skills through education. It will be important to balance these needs and live within a reasonable tax burden. A dollar spent on education is an investment that brings many dollars on return. Not all state programs have that same return.
3. I don’t think there is a magic number with regards to tuition increases. You have to take every budget cycle as a whole and go from there. Certainly, it is in all our best interests to make sure we provide access to a quality university system. Recently, tuition has skyrocketed and state government must either stop that trend or get creative and find solutions to make sure the doors of the UW System do not close to those most in need by increasing financial aid as much as tuition. I believe that as tuition increases, we must also increase need-based grants and loans.
4. I believe students learn both in the classroom and outside the classroom. Attending a diverse school not only makes your in-classroom education better, but students also learn important new things about life. Business leaders have indicated they prefer to hire employees who graduated from diverse universities. We must keep the UW competitive. The state needs to address the inequality of its K-12 school system that does not offer equal opportunity to all of its students to bridge the achievement. However, no Wisconsin high school student who is qualified to attend the University of their choice should be denied access.
5. Republicans are trying to eliminate same day voter registration. Wisconsin is one of only a few states remaining in the co
untry to have same day voter registration and we should fight to keep this important aspect of our electoral system. Eliminating same day voter registration would significantly limit student’s impact in elections. I believe that any student who wants to vote should not have artificial barriers to navigate in order to realize their right to vote. Therefore, I support enforcing the current law with respect to voter registration and identification and making sure poll workers have appropriate training, staff, and resources to do their job.
From www.unitedcouncil.net
Hintz (left) and Westphal (right)
2. The UW System is the engine that drives the state’s economy and Wisconsin should renew our financial commitment to higher education, rather than balancing the state budget on the backs of students. It’s nearly impossible to rank each major state agency that receives funding. Instead, we should prioritize our funding in such a way that we are able to relieve the budgetary burden placed on our society by the high rates of prisoner incarceration and recidivism, therefore, allowing us to invest fully in public education. We know we have a challenge with an aging population that will require more government resources and a global economy that will require our workforce to have more skills through education. It will be important to balance these needs and live within a reasonable tax burden. A dollar spent on education is an investment that brings many dollars on return. Not all state programs have that same return.
3. I don’t think there is a magic number with regards to tuition increases. You have to take every budget cycle as a whole and go from there. Certainly, it is in all our best interests to make sure we provide access to a quality university system. Recently, tuition has skyrocketed and state government must either stop that trend or get creative and find solutions to make sure the doors of the UW System do not close to those most in need by increasing financial aid as much as tuition. I believe that as tuition increases, we must also increase need-based grants and loans.
4. I believe students learn both in the classroom and outside the classroom. Attending a diverse school not only makes your in-classroom education better, but students also learn important new things about life. Business leaders have indicated they prefer to hire employees who graduated from diverse universities. We must keep the UW competitive. The state needs to address the inequality of its K-12 school system that does not offer equal opportunity to all of its students to bridge the achievement. However, no Wisconsin high school student who is qualified to attend the University of their choice should be denied access.
5. Republicans are trying to eliminate same day voter registration. Wisconsin is one of only a few states remaining in the co
untry to have same day voter registration and we should fight to keep this important aspect of our electoral system. Eliminating same day voter registration would significantly limit student’s impact in elections. I believe that any student who wants to vote should not have artificial barriers to navigate in order to realize their right to vote. Therefore, I support enforcing the current law with respect to voter registration and identification and making sure poll workers have appropriate training, staff, and resources to do their job.
From www.unitedcouncil.net
Hintz (left) and Westphal (right)
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