What's the number one priority
for the next governor?
We asked nine
of the leading candidates
and their answers
were actually quite similar.
I'm Here & Now
senior political reporter
Zac Schultz.
There's a decent chance
the winner of the
gubernatorial election
this fall could enter office
with a legislative majority
ready to pass their agenda.
So I asked the candidates
what's the first bill
they want to sign into law?
Most of them had
an answer
that talked
about affordability.
That's not surprising
as affordability
is the new
political buzzword.
But what the politicians
mean when they talk about
affordability falls
into some pretty
predictable categories.
Two Republicans in the race
say affordability means taxes
specifically property taxes
an issue Republicans
have focused on for decades.
Most of the Democrats spoke
about the cost of child care
health care
and housing, issues
Democrats have been pushing
for just as long.
How these candidates describe
their priorities
has a new title
the issues are the same
as they've always been.
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