Healthcare

Transforming Healthcare into an Economic Driver

Education

Elevating Education for the 21st Century

Infrastructure and Energy

Resilient Infrastructure and Energy Security

Economic Development

Culturally Sensitive Population Growth for Economic Development

Mental Health and Homelessness

Inprove mental health and public safety.

Accountability

Transparency and Accountability in Government

Transparency and Accountability in Government

Key Issues: Wasteful spending, Lack of transparency, Limited accountability.

Amend Existing Laws:

  • VI Accountability and Transparency Act (Title 3 V.I.C. Chapter 25): Requires the publication of public fund usage.
    • Require quarterly audits of government contracts and ensure that all financial reports are made available to the public in a timely manner
    • Develop a system based on performance metrics that is outcome-focused, goal-driven, and fiscally efficient.
  • Public Finance Management Act: Introduce stricter controls on government spending and require all agreements involving public funds be scrutinized and ratified by the legislature.

New Initiatives:

  • Sub-Districting: Drive accountability through instituting sub-districting thereby electing representatives who are committed to driving neighborhood revitalization and improvements.
  • Restructure Legislature: Introduce legislation to create a part-time senate to foster cost efficiency in prioritizing peoples’ needs, prevent over-legislation, reduce excessive junkets, and encourage more public participation.