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Vote Smart, Becky Beard's Biography

Sponsored a bill to reduce top marginal income tax rate and increase EITC (earned income tax credit).

- Sponsored a bill to reduce top marginal income tax rate and increase EITC (earned income tax credit).
- Sponsored revenue estimation resolution.

Economy

As of September 17, 2024, Becky Beard did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

Sponsored a bill to revise nursing home and/or assisted living funding.

- Sponsored a bill to revise nursing home and/or assisted living funding.

Healthcare

Sponsored a bill to revise agricultural education laws.

- Sponsored a bill to revise agricultural education laws.

Education

Voting & Elections

Sponsored a bill to revise aerial hunting requirements.

- Sponsored a bill to revise aerial hunting requirements.

Energy & the Environment

Becky Beard

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Wants to alter the tax system, and opposes reducing taxes for out of state companies, and supports raising taxes for "ultra-wealthy individuals."

- Wants to alter the tax system, and opposes reducing taxes for out of state companies, and supports raising taxes for "ultra-wealthy individuals."

As of September 17, 2024, Jeffrey Benson did not have a website or any information online.

Said "Legislature is extremely driven to intrude on a woman’s right to privacy and wants to make healthcare decisions on their behalf."

- Said "Legislature is extremely driven to intrude on a woman’s right to privacy and wants to make healthcare decisions on their behalf."
- Supports expanding Medicaid.

Wants to increase state funding for public schools, and raise teacher salaries.

- Wants to increase state funding for public schools, and raise teacher salaries.

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Jeffrey Benson

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