Laurie Pohutsky
Laurie Pohutsky was born in Detroit, Michigan . Pohutsky earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Michigan State University in 2010. Her career experience includes working as a customer service specialist and laboratory technician with Armune BioScience, Inc., a laboratory technician with National Surgical Healthcare and Millennium Health, and a quality control technician with Neogen Corporation.
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Education & schools: “There are several reasons why the talent gap exists in Michigan and young people are leaving the state for other areas of the country. In order to retain talent, we need to prioritize things that will keep those workers here, including investing in our infrastructure, prioritizing public education so that residents will want to raise families in Michigan, and expand public transit in areas that lack it.”
(Campaign website (via Ballotpedia)) Economy, jobs & cost of living: “Michigan needs to prioritize funding the areas that we saw under the most strain during the COVID-19 crisis. This means making health care more accessible and affordable, funding our public schools so that they can adapt to the changes the pandemic has forced upon them, and assisting the departments where underfunding was most detrimental, such as UIA.”
(Campaign website (via Ballotpedia)) Priorities & campaign themes: “I have voted in support of expanding FOIA to cover the legislature and Governor, and I supported legislation to expand financial disclosure for elected officials.”
(Campaign website (via Ballotpedia)) Taxes & budget: “We need to look at budgetary priorities through the lens of COVID-19. This means that district-specific spending, including some appropriations that I personally advocated for, may need to be put on hold. However, federal relief will be pivotal for our state's recovery.”
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