MILALAWS

Closing

West Bloomfield Forever

"There should be more government
guidelines for mental health agencies.
Kadima is one of the better ones, but
I've also seen the staff and I know
more training and more skilled work-
ers are needed. The average worker
receives $6.50 an hour. They can
make more at McDonald's," Fuller
said. She is a member of the Macomb
Oakland Regional Center, which coor-
dinates employment and support ser-
vices for people with mental illness.
Restoring funding for educational
programs in the public schools,
including physical education, is anoth-
er prong of her platform.
Fuller is pro-choice and is _opposed
to vouchers that would enable parents
to send their children to private
schools with tax dollars.
Bullard is also opposed to school
vouchers for the same reason as Fuller:
They would take away critical funding
for public schools.
"If we got beyond that, at least as
to the religious schools, I believe in a
firm wall of separation between
church and state," he added.
Bullard has been involved in a pro-
posal that would allow for 100-per-
cent student count funding. After
Proposal A passed, the state began a
per-pupil funding formula but split
monies between the fall and winter
semesters, meaning that school dis-
tricts receive 60 percent of their fund-
ing in September and 40 percent in
February. The proposal would provide
all the funding at the beginning of the
school year.
As an abortion foe, Bullard has the
support of Right to Life of Michigan,
a fact Dobb used to flog him on the
campaign trail.
During his two years in the Senate
— Bullard was elected to replace
David Honigman when Honigman
resigned in June 1996 — and the pre-
vious 14 years he spent as a state rep-
resentative, he has plugged legislation
to lower the state income tax from 4.4
to 3.9 percent. He also supported the
4-percent gas tax increase, which
resulted in millions more in federal
dollars for Michigan roads.
Bullard said he's seeking a second
term as a senator because "it's a very
rewarding and challenging job. Every
day you're meeting new people, deal-
ing with new issues, and you're learn-
ing things."
He is endorsed by various police
organizations, the Michigan State
Chamber of Commerce, Michigan
Manufacturers Association and other
trade groups.

11°/••1141% OFF
51 EVERYTHING!*

Plim beria a • JOHNSTON &MURPHY •

COLE HAAN • BALLY
LORENZO BANFI •

West Bloomfield

•

MR.AllAWS

On the Boardwalk
Orchard Lake Road
S. of Maple

SHOES & SPORTSWEA

626-3362

This location only in stock merchandise only.

ECCO

Rockport

.OPEN
Mon-Wed & Sat 10-7
Thugs & Fri 10-9,
Sun 12-5

Otte4140k

BOYS (2-16)

NTROPUCING BABY, FALL

'98

❑

8/14
1998

Detroit Jewish News

11