Joyelle+Owens


 * Name:** Joyelle Owens


 * State:**West Virginia


 * Political Party:** Moderate Liberal

**Capitol:** Charelston, West Virginia

To learn more visit http://www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/
 * Representative:** The representative that I am most like from the state of Virginia that I am most like is Jay Rockefeller. My political party is Moderate Liberal. Some of the issues Jay targets are Transportation, Children and Family, Education and Energy. I am most like Jay because I think Children and Family are very important and should come first in majority of the situations and are our future generation. Education is very important because like I said before our children and family are our future and we need to educate them so that they can prosper. One of the main issues in our country today is energy. All of the coal and natural gas that we have in our country won't last long if we continue to use they up at the rate we are going at today.


 * Important Issue 1:** A issue that is important in America to are poverty. There are more than 43.8 million people that live in poverty today. This is such a big issue today because people are getting sick and dying because of it. Because of Poverty people start to steal when they can't afford the necessary items they need. Make a afford to stop poverty.


 * Important Issue 2:** Another issue I both agree with is immigration I think that it is important to let them be able to come over here for a better life and to not make them leave after they graduate because they take their great ideas to other countries and start businesses in which we have to go over seas to purchase their items.


 * Important Issue 3:** We agree on gun control because people aren't educated on how to use their weapons and are bringing them to places they should not.Civilians are getting shot and hurt on accident because of accidental shootings.

To visit more go to, http://www.50states.com/facts/westva.htm
 * Five Facts about West Virginia:**
 * West Virginia is the only state created by carving out territory from another state, without that state’s permission.
 * The first brick pavement in the U. S. was laid in Charleston in 1870 by a private citizen at his own expense.
 * The first rural free mail delivery was started in Charles Town on October 6, 1896.
 * The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921.
 * 15% of the nation's total coal production comes from West Virginia.


 * Reasons to visit state:**
 * **Appalachian mountains national scenic trail**
 * **Coal mines**
 * **mountains**
 * **Wildlife**
 * **Rivers**

To learn more visit, go to http://www.workforcewv.org/lmi/prTOP100_09.pdf
 * Three largest employers of West Virginia:**
 * Wal-Mart Associates, Inc
 * West Virginia United Health System
 * Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc

To learn more visit http://www.netstate.com/economy/wv_economy.htm
 * Agricultural:** Cattle, Dairy products, Poultry, Apples


 * Industry:** Chemical Products, Minning, Primary metals, Stone, Clay, Glass Products, Tourism

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 * Endorsement:** I am endorsing Pres. Barack Obama for this election because he is democratic and has the same political views that I have on Education. He and I both agree that education is necessary to be successful in America today because, educated people means a educated society.

Sponsors: Joyelle Owens, WV, Moderate Liberal, Loreal Hawk, MD, Moderate Liberal Purpose of Bill: The purpose of the bill is to try to extend the time given for Charter Schooling Done Right to run to keep children in school and to also extend the money given to give the teachers and children supplies that is desperately needed in inner- city schools. We would like to provide more supplies for children and more supplies for teachers to give the students a better learning environment and education. If students go to a charter school, they may not be there for long because of only a 3 year marking period before going under inspection to see if you could close the school down. I would like to extend the amount of time for a charter school from 3 years to 6 years. Giving the extension from 3 to six years ensures that children in high school or any other school system can finish without having to worry about going to a new school or going to a new overcrowded school. I would like to accomplish these goals by increasing the tax levees and taking the money that was used to close down schools into opening new ones. The taxes on these areas if passed would only increase by 0.2%. Eligibility: This bill is for Any child from pre k to senior year in high school that goes to school Any person with the occupation of a teacher can work for in these schools
 * Topic: Charter Schooling Done Right **

Terms and Benefits:
 * Any Child in school under college will get the benefits of this bill. You cannot go to any charter school in the United States if you are and illegal immigrant
 * Tax payers in the same city where the charter school is built will have to pay a minimum tax increase a year prior before building to finance for building and continue to pay for the duration of the school
 * The Board of Education will enforce the bill
 * The bill will be in effect for 10 years for each charter school is built, then going under investigation to see if the opening of the school is needed.
 * The teacher salary is decided by the board of education.
 * Popular sovereignty will determine if the school should stay open for another 10 years or close.
 * A charter school can only be built in that city if the previous school is overcrowded and the ratio of children to staff exceeds 45:1
 * The tax will be the minimum amount to keep the school running and provide supplies for the children

Equipment: Building a school from elementary to high school costs: $6,114,425-$17,945,690 (Including construction workers, architects, etc.) Energy Resources: Average of about 2,000,000 dollars a per year for one school, 6,000,000 dollars a year to keep an elementary school, intermediate school, and high school open Labor: Teachers can be paid an average of 5,040,000 a year Marketing: 8,000,000 dollars to host commercials on Fox, NBC, and local channels for a 30 second spot nationally to inform people on this issue. Transportation: 5,845,000 dollars a year to open busses for approximately 10,000 children to and from school for a year. Total: 611,442,544,800,000 dollars for one school in this district
 * Fiscal impact:**