To say that Mike Duggan is riding high these days is an understatement as his once thought to be mission impossible independent road to the governor’s office has morphed into mission possible. He’s secured bi-partisan endorsements coupled with checks. He’s taking advantage of the fumbling legislative process unable to date to give birth to a new state budget not to mention the political brick bats being used by both sides to blame the other guy all, he says, to prove his point that the current system allegedly does not work.
And while that is a fascinating story line and tons of ink has been used to cover that angle, it seems at this early stage, there’s not been a lot of chatter regarding theissues. Solet’suseupa little bit of that ink to give you some first hand guidance on the question: Where does Mike Duggan stand on the issues?
Item: Repealing the state property tax which may be on the statewide ballot in 2026. He’s a no vote. “I think we have to address the property tax problem but I’m not in favor of laying off all the police and firefighters in the state” which he argues could happen if the voters disagree with his stance.
