2008 Legislative Survey
State Representative

Ron Burns
Bristol

Please enter a response for each multiple choice question.

 

Public Safety/Crime
1.)
Should repeat violent offenders be subject to mandatory life sentences for such crimes as arson, rape, murder or home invasion?



Immigration
2.)
Federal laws prohibit a person who enters and lives in the U.S. illegally from receiving federal social services resources. Should that person be eligible for state subsidies including fuel assistance, in-state tuition or public housing?



Education
3.)
The state's largest cities receive nearly one-third of all school funding yet educate just 12 percent of all students. Should state resources be re-allocated to other suburban and rural school districts more evenly?



Property Taxes
4.)
Should local property tax increases be capped at 3 percent per year?



State Taxes
5.)
Would you support raising the state income tax in the event of a state budget deficit?



 

Subprime Loan Defaults
6.)
Should the state be offering a $50 million program to enable low and moderate income borrowers who took out sub-prime mortgages and are in danger of defaulting to refinance them into 30-year low-interest fixed rate loans?



Pension Protection
7.)
Should retirees' pension and Social Security benefits be exempted from the state income tax?



For items 8 through 10 below, please enter a 'Yes' to the project you think should be Bristol's top priority in 2008. Please enter a 'No' to the two projects you believe are less urgent.

8.) Renovations, Upgrades to Bristol Parks and Recreational Areas



9.) Bristol Downtown Revitalization Project



10.) Flood Control Measures



Please list any other issues of concern to you below:

     

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