Issues Guide: Pennsylvania Governor's Race

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Here is a summary of where the Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor stand on several key issues.

EDUCATION

All candidates say they would restore education funding cut by Governor Tom Corbett and look for alternatives to property taxes for supporting school districts.

Tom Wolf

*Increase the state funding of districts from 32% to 50%

*Focus on fairer funding between poor and wealthy districts

*More oversight on charter schools

Allyson Schwartz

*Fund universal Pre-K

*Fund full-day kindergarten

*Freeze tuition at state universities

Rob McCord

*Fund full-day Pre-K

*Support college-credit courses in high school

*Restore Governor's gifted programs

Katie McGinty

*Fund universal Pre-K

*Fund full-day kindergarten

*Tie state funding to limits in tuition increases at state schools

THE ECONOMY

All candidates support an increase in the state minimum wage.

Tom Wolf

*Tax Marcellus Shale natural gas at 5%

*Incentives for manufacturers to create jobs

*Focus on vocational and job retraining for manufacturing jobs

Allyson Schwartz

*Tax Marcellus Shale natural gas at 5%

*Invest in manufacturing job creation

*Focus on apprenticeships and job retraining

Rob McCord

*Tax Marcellus Shale natural gas at 10%

*End special tax breaks for big business

*Focus on building biomedical industry

Katie McGinty

*Tax Marcellus Shale natural gas at 5%

*Focus on clean energy jobs

*Raise special tax exemption for low-income families

HEALTH CARE

All four candidates support the Affordable Care Act. They would all reverse Governor Corbett's position and expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.