Carlisle Courier Survey

Dwaine Curran Democratic Candidate for State Representative Native of Carlisle
Three sons; recently married to Sarai Pearce who has a son and two daughters
Nicholas Co High School 1987
Morehead State University 2009, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Business

Drug Problem:
This is every community’s imminent danger. The laws of Kentucky MUST be toughened to combat this issue:
-Forbid stores from giving cash for returned goods purchased on EBT cards.
-Initiate mandatory drug testing as a stipulation to receive EBT cards.
-Increase our police officer strength. Our district has been cut by 50% in the last 5 years.
-Control pharmaceutical (and all other companies') lobbying influence and hold them accountable when proven negligent.
-Reject out of state prescriptions; require ANY controlled drug entering the state must be registered with the sheriff.
-Subpoena out of state doctors who are not following national prescription guidelines.
-Make Sudafed a prescription only drug.
-We have to come together as communities, support anti-drug groups, and follow through with counseling.
-Standardize counseling procedures and hold liable when fail safes fail.
-Streamline Kentucky’s adoption laws.

Education:
Every school in the state should reciprocate Bath Co Graduation Success Academy. Their school’s dropout rate has practically diminished and more students are receiving diplomas. Our schools need not only to cater to college bound students; we should enhance our vocational capabilities to have the ability to put our children to work. This should include practical jobs such as carpentry, welding, nursing, real estate, insurance, and to also include dancing, music, and theatre as available options.

Economy:
Interesting how these three issues affect each other. Kentucky MUST become more efficient with our tax dollars. Businesses are attracted to states where the tax laws allow them to maximize their profits. Kentucky must change some tough tax codes in order to be more competitive. Kentucky should also share in the cost of marketing our products globally and promote our local businesses. We cannot afford to create a bottle-neck of tax funds in Frankfort and we should be required to be smarter with our tax revenue. The tax dollars that the Transportation Cabinet spent on radio advertisements could have been utilized to meet the needs of the transportation employees. The tax dollars that the Agriculture Department spent on televisions ads during the NCAA tournament could have been spent on research and development for a profitable cash crop for tobacco farmers who didn’t obtain a contract to grow tobacco this year. These and other common sense practices need to be implemented during these tough economic times.