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from 2013 Governor's State of the State speeches (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Robert Bentley: Right to Life applies to most vulnerable & most helpless. Peter Shumlin: Assist companies doing stem cell research in Vermont. Andrew Cuomo: Let women make decision: pregnancy, adoption, or abortion. |
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Budget & Economy Maggie Hassan: Balanced budget with no income tax nor sales tax. Earl Ray Tomblin: Deficit borrowing just kicks the can down the road. Mark Dayton: Lift us out of miserable deficit-to-deficit cycle. Paul LePage: Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive. Steve Bullock: Be responsible, because our children are watching. Bill Haslam: Balance budget without education cuts & tax decrease. Brian Sandoval: We passed a balanced budget post-Great Recession. Jay Inslee: New world economy is emerging from Great Recession. John Hickenlooper: Rebuild reserve fund after Great Recession. Matt Mead: Reduce the budget & build up the rainy-day account. Dennis Daugaard: Good stewardship achieves a structurally balanced budget. Butch Otter: State government should never grow as fast as our economy. Butch Otter: Great Recession shows need for building Rainy Day accounts. |
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Civil Rights Rick Scott: $36 million for community-based disabled help. Pat Quinn: Marriage equality is coming to Illinois. Pat Quinn: Make IL the leading employer of people with disabilities. Robert Bentley: Ever mindful of our turbulent past 50 years ago. Brian Sandoval: Nevada gave women the right to vote in 1914, ahead of USA. Jay Inslee: Marriage equality represents best of who we are as a state. John Hickenlooper: Let's pass civil unions! Andrew Cuomo: Women's Equality Act: Shatter the glass ceiling. |
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Corporations Bobby Jindal: Eliminated burdensome business taxes. Bobby Jindal: We paid companies, via loopholes, to not pay corporate tax. Rick Scott: Eliminate thousands of regulations on job creators. Rick Scott: Remove the sales tax on manufacturing equipment. Maggie Hassan: Business One Stop online; plus just one licensing system. Earl Ray Tomblin: Relax rules on paying terminated employees within 3 days. Mark Dayton: Lowest business tax states accompanied by lowest incomes. Pat Quinn: Advantage Illinois: microloans to MWOB minority firms. Paul LePage: Capital investment goes where it is welcomed. Steve Bullock: State colleges will offer certificates for needed job skills. Phil Bryant: Tax relief from delayed-accelerated tax payment. Jack Markell: Start It Up Delaware: nurture employers. Deval Patrick: Opportunity requires growth, and growth requires investment. Rick Snyder: Pure Michigan Business Connect: match-making for purchasing. Scott Walker: 300 rule changes from Small Business Regulatory Review. Susana Martinez: $4.75M investment in Job Training Incentive Program. Jan Brewer: Lower barriers to business growth: keep regulations lean. John Kitzhaber: Oregon Business Plan: create jobs & income; reduce poverty. Andrew Cuomo: Innovation Hot Spots: tax-free incubator zones. Dan Malloy: First Five program: leverage public to private funding. Chris Christie: Continue small business tax relief: no return to tax-&-spend. Butch Otter: Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission: state plus business. |
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Crime Maggie Hassan: 15 more state troopers on state roads. Maggie Hassan: Provide capital funds to build a new women's prison. Earl Ray Tomblin: Texting while driving now illegal; add phoning & drugs. Paul LePage: Victim's Compensation Fund to address domestic violence. Tom Corbett: Justice Reinvestment: eligible offenders out of system. Tom Corbett: 290 new state troopers plus 90 new civilian dispatchers. Jerry Brown: Curb prison spending through an historic realignment. Nathan Deal: Accountability courts to avoid 5,000 prison beds. Jan Brewer: Reduce crime by punishing criminals. John Kitzhaber: Spend $600M on education now instead of on prisons later. Andrew Cuomo: End "stop and frisk"; it stigmatizes young black males. Andrew Cuomo: Videotape all interrogations for serious crimes. Bob McDonnell: Tough punishment and no parole works. Dennis Daugaard: Achieved Level 4 certification for Juvenile Corrections. Dennis Daugaard: Justice reinvestment: focuses resources on proven tools. Jack Dalrymple: More state troopers, more parole and probation programs. Butch Otter: $70M for secure mental health facility at state prison. |
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Drugs Pat McCrory: Coordinated effort against cartel drug rings. Maggie Hassan: $500,000 for drug task force teams, but drop 1 team out of 4. Earl Ray Tomblin: If you get high, you won't get hired--Drugs aren't working. Earl Ray Tomblin: Substance abuse re-offenders cause prison overcrowding. Steve Beshear: KASPER: KY All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting. Steve Beshear: Reduce historic addiction to tobacco with smoke-free law. Mary Fallin: Prevent prescription drug abuse from occurring. Jack Markell: Six new state troopers to focus on gangs & drug-trafficking. Nathan Deal: BUI: Boating Under the Influence: if blood alcohol over .10%. John Hickenlooper: Now it's legal, but keep marijuana out of the reach of kids. Andrew Cuomo: Criminalize synthetic marijuana and designer drugs. Dennis Daugaard: More funding for drug courts; a bargain compared to prison. Dennis Daugaard: Swift and certain sanctions for drug addicts. |
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Education Rick Scott: Eliminated tenure; with performance pay, give $2,500 raise. Maggie Hassan: $4 million more for scholarships; $35M for state colleges. Maggie Hassan: Open new charter schools, & add to existing charter schools. Earl Ray Tomblin: All children should read by the end of the 3rd grade. Mark Dayton: Education begins early in life, & continues throughout life. Mark Dayton: Restore $240M for higher ed, but still lowest since 1981. Steve Beshear: We made cuts to survive; now let's assess damage. Steve Beshear: Reinvest in SEEK: Support Education Excellence in Kentucky. Tom Corbett: We have moved beyond the age of the blackboard. Tom Corbett: $6.4 million dollars for Pre-K Counts and the Head Start. Gary Herbert: Increase funding for applied technology colleges. Gary Herbert: Fervently committed $40M to STEM education. Steve Bullock: Invest in higher ed for 21st Century workforce, like Diesel. Steve Bullock: Increase from 40% to 60% those with some college. Steve Bullock: MT is dead last in investment in early childhood education. Bill Haslam: Drive to 55: Increase college graduation to 55% by 2025. Jay Nixon: Increase education funding by $150 million. Jay Nixon: A+ scholarships: community college for every high schooler. Jerry Brown: Consider subsidiarity: central authority only if local fails. Phil Bryant: Privately funded Opportunity Scholarship for failing schools. Phil Bryant: $15M for literacy; and merit pay for teachers. Jack Markell: Common Core Standards including world language immersion. Brian Sandoval: Business tax credit for opportunity scholarship contribution. Brian Sandoval: $20M so every Nevada child can read by Grade Three. Brian Sandoval: Proposes JAG specialists: Jobs for America's Graduates. Deval Patrick: Invest in education, innovation, infrastructure. Dave Heineman: Increasing state aid to education from $852M to $939M. Dave Heineman: Two-year tuition freeze for State colleges via more funding. Scott Walker: UW FlexOption: family-friendly flexible degree program. Susana Martinez: The Bridge: joint high school diploma and associate's degree. Susana Martinez: $13.5M for New Mexico Reads to Lead. Jan Brewer: Performance-based funding plan, instead of attendance-based. Peter Shumlin: Dual enrollment for high school students to state college. Andrew Cuomo: Tie 4% funding increase to teacher evaluation system. Bob McDonnell: Top Jobs for the 21st Century: STEM-H degrees. Bob McDonnell: Zero tolerance policy for failing schools. Chris Christie: Combine $8.9B in more funding with needed reform. Butch Otter: No major school improvement measures, just progress. |
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Energy & Oil Tom Corbett: Help three refineries survive by owners & unions cooperating. Mary Fallin: 20% reduction in energy use among state agencies by 2020. Jerry Brown: CO2 emissions could warm planet by 7 degrees. Phil Bryant: Support energy development and investment. Jack Markell: Reliability and cost of energy is key. Jay Inslee: I cannot consciously accept the dangers of climate change. Nikki Haley: Not now, not ever, support raising the gas tax. Sean Parnell: Reform tax proposals to foster new oil production. John Hickenlooper: Colorado Energy Office: efficiency and renewables. John Hickenlooper: Innovative drilling technology for abundant natural gas. Andrew Cuomo: New York Greenbank: $1 billion to spur the clean economy. Andrew Cuomo: Lower carbon emissions via market-based cap-and-trade system. Bob McDonnell: Replace gas tax with sales and use tax. Dan Malloy: Leverage private capital to deliver renewable energy. Dennis Daugaard: Explore our potential for oil development. Jack Dalrymple: Focus on pipeline and rail capacity for oil & gas. Butch Otter: Get all nuclear waste out of Idaho by 2035. |
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Environment Pat McCrory: Remove regulations on Environmental and Natural Resources. Maggie Hassan: Restore $1M to Land & Community Heritage Investment Program. Earl Ray Tomblin: Identify and remediate land available for development. Mark Dayton: Protect clean air to breathe & clean water to drink. Tom Corbett: End the inheritance tax on family farm land. Jerry Brown: $14B to build tunnels and restore San Joaquin Delta habitat. Jack Markell: Delaware has moved to the top ten of bike friendly states. Scott Walker: Streamline process for safe and environmentally sound mining. Jan Brewer: Natural Resources Review Council: AZ knows BEST, not Feds. Chris Christie: New Jersey is being short-changed on Hurricane Sandy relief. Dennis Daugaard: Invest $8 million to fight the mountain pine beetle. Butch Otter: Endangered Species Act creates federal-state conflict. |
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Families & Children Rick Scott: $1.5 million for safe houses against human trafficking. Maggie Hassan: Restore funding for the Children in Need of Services program. Jack Markell: Youth suicide: the most tragic child mental health problem. Rick Snyder: Healthy Kids Dental: coverage for 440,000 kids in need. Susana Martinez: Amber Alert whenever a New Mexico child is abducted. Jan Brewer: Arizona's abused and neglected children need help. Andrew Cuomo: Prohibit Internet access to child pornography. Dennis Daugaard: Infant Mortality Task Force: distribute safe sleep kits. Jack Dalrymple: Great need for more and better child care services. |
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Foreign Policy Jack Markell: World now is more global; more productive; more competitive. Brian Sandoval: $10M Knowledge Fund, and expand Nevada's global footprint. Nikki Haley: $5 billion in foreign investment: the "It" state worldwide. |
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Free Trade Steve Beshear: Record exports to Asia & Europe means we're importing jobs. Jerry Brown: Open CA trade and investment office in Shanghai. Rick Snyder: Took 24 attempts to get New International Trade Crossing. Dave Heineman: Trade mission: Nebraska exports to China grow rapidly. |
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Government Reform Maggie Hassan: Create commission on Government Innovation & Accountability. Mark Dayton: Make even-years "The Unsession", to eliminate laws & rules. Pat Quinn: Online voter registration and no party in primary voting. Pat Quinn: Enact power of petition to recall a corrupt governor. Steve Beshear: Smart Government: sell surplus land, buildings and vehicles. Tom Corbett: No bumper sticker reads: "Vote to keep Harrisburg the same". Tom Corbett: Phase the commonwealth out of the liquor business. Steve Bullock: Dark money makes our elections into auctions. Bill Haslam: We reduced wait times for licenses from 38 minutes to 18. Jay Nixon: Re-institute strict campaign contribution limits. Nathan Deal: Fulfill true purposes of government then get out of the way. Brian Sandoval: Restore merit pay for state employees. Jay Inslee: Lean management: bring disruptive change to Olympia. Andrew Cuomo: Adopt NYC's public campaign finance system statewide. Andrew Cuomo: Create early voting system for one week, including weekend. Matt Mead: 6% reduction for most agencies; 10% for Governor's Office. Dennis Daugaard: Better Government Red Tape Review: eliminate 26,000 words. |
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Gun Control Pat Quinn: Comprehensive plan for gun safety & violence prevention. Robert Bentley: Respond to active shooters but guarantee Second Amendment. Deval Patrick: More gun safety measures to help stop tragedies. John Hickenlooper: Keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill. Andrew Cuomo: 7-point agenda to stop the madness of gun violence. Andrew Cuomo: Guns impose huge economic costs, as well as lives. Andrew Cuomo: Ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Dan Malloy: More guns are not the answer to gun violence. |
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Health Care Maggie Hassan: Repair our mental health system; take pressure off ERs. Steve Bullock: Access Health Montana: increase coverage and access. Jay Nixon: $10M for more services in community mental health centers. Jerry Brown: Get started on ObamaCare, then expand Medi-Cal. Phil Bryant: ObamaCare adds 300,000 entitlements; get people off Medicaid. Phil Bryant: Expand MS School of Medicine; 1,000 new doctors by 2025. Rick Snyder: Get communities more involved in mental health courts;. Matt Mead: ObamaCare is law of the land; let's decide on an Exchange. Matt Mead: ObamaCare is not good policy; but we must act on it. Jack Dalrymple: Cutting benefits to those in need is not an option. Butch Otter: State-based health exchange, not federal one-size-fits-all. |
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Homeland Security Pat McCrory: For our heroes, retain troop bases & defense manufacturing. Pat Quinn: Let military medics to obtain LPN licenses. Paul LePage: Wreaths Across America: thank our men and women in uniform. Steve Bullock: Wrap-around services to reintegrate heroes to civilian life. Bill Haslam: ObamaCare costs TN $350M; cut but preserve rural hospitals. Jack Markell: Supports Delaware National Guard "Youth ChalleNGe". Brian Sandoval: Fund additional veterans service officers. Rick Snyder: There is a cost to sending our military into harm's way. John Hickenlooper: Make hiring veterans a priority. Dennis Daugaard: Transfer professional license from other states for military. |
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Immigration Susana Martinez: Stop the magnet for human trafficking, fraud and crime. Andrew Cuomo: Created a state Office for New Americans. |
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Jobs Bobby Jindal: Not done as long as there are folks who can't find work. Pat McCrory: Recruit and retain N.C. jobs, in RTP and in small towns. Pat Quinn: Reformed burdensome worker compensation system. Steve Beshear: Jobless rate is falling; Kentucky now 2nd in job growth. Paul LePage: Reduce red tape for permitting for principled job creators. Robert Bentley: Take pride in products stamped "Made In Alabama". Tom Corbett: Keystone Works: on-the-job training for displaced workers. Mary Fallin: 62,400 new jobs in our state; unemployment at 5.1%. Mary Fallin: Excessive worker's compensation is a barrier to growth. Gary Herbert: Remove oppressive nonsensical regulation & spur job creation. Steve Bullock: J.O.B.S. Bill: Jobs and Opportunity by Building Schools. Steve Bullock: Enforce that construction projects hire Montana residents. Bill Haslam: Created 80,000 jobs by making TN a good place for capital. Jerry Brown: Recover from Great Recession: GoBiz and Jobs Hiring Credit. Phil Bryant: My first job: every Mississippian who wants a job has one. Nathan Deal: Employment is primary goal of education: more HOPE Grants. Jay Inslee: Focus on job growth in high tech and military. Nikki Haley: Fought unionization; new jobs in 45 of 46 counties. Susana Martinez: Protect government jobs at our labs and military bases. John Kitzhaber: Focus budget on investing in jobs and innovation. Peter Shumlin: Create Innovation Zones targeted to regional job needs. Andrew Cuomo: Reduce the crushing burden of unemployment & workers comp. Andrew Cuomo: Current minimum wage is unlivable. Andrew Cuomo: Phase One casino gambling plan: three Upstate casinos. Chris Christie: 75,000 new private sector jobs since taking office in 2010. Dennis Daugaard: Help find jobs for those unemployed over 12 weeks. Dennis Daugaard: Dakota Roots: invite former South Dakotans back home to work. Jack Dalrymple: Job growth from low taxes & regulations, not just oil. Butch Otter: Hire One Act: income tax credit for creating new jobs. |
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Local Issues Pat McCrory: Use lottery money for education, not lottery advertising. Maggie Hassan: $80 million revenue from one high-end regulated casino. Earl Ray Tomblin: Update pipeline safety statutes with $200,000 per violation. Mark Dayton: Make capital investments in the downtowns of major cities. Mary Fallin: $10M for renovation of the State Capitol. Steve Bullock: Full funding for Indian Country Economic Development. Rick Perry: Texas is nation's top moving destination for last 8 years. Rick Perry: Can-do culture: Texas is not merely strong, but exceptional. Nathan Deal: $50 million bond package for the Port of Savannah. Rick Snyder: Reform no-fault auto insurance: We have largest claims in US. Scott Walker: Reopen Travel Wisconsin welcome centers. Susana Martinez: Invest in the Paseo del Norte expansion. |
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Principles & Values Pat McCrory: When you try to appease everyone, you satisfy no one. Jay Inslee: Met wife Trudi in high school; 3 kids & 2 grandkids. Sean Parnell: Americans are moving North to the Future. Jan Brewer: Add "competition" to copper; cattle; cotton; citrus; climate. |
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Social Security Pat Quinn: Balance budget by reforming our public pension systems. Tom Corbett: Resolve our pension crisis for state employees, without cuts. Dan Malloy: Restructure pension benefits to address chronic underfunding. Chris Christie: Pension reform: raise retirement age, suspend COLAs. |
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Tax Reform Bobby Jindal: Overhaul our tax code and eliminate income taxes. Mary Fallin: Oklahoma Way: best place for tax dollars is family's pockets. Steve Bullock: $400 personal rebate instead of $100M property tax cut. Bill Haslam: TN thinks differently: don't spend money; give back taxes. Deval Patrick: Reduce sales tax; and raise income tax. Nikki Haley: Reduce tax burden every single year: eliminate 6% bracket. Sean Parnell: Eliminate progressivity & create a simpler 25% tax. Dave Heineman: Eliminated sales tax exemptions, to eliminate income tax. Jan Brewer: Proposition 100: sales tax expires; now economy is growing. John Kitzhaber: Opportunity for revenue: capping total deductions & credits. |
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Technology Maggie Hassan: Double funding for Research & Development tax credit. Maggie Hassan: Address "red list" of bridges in critical need of repair. Earl Ray Tomblin: Foster public private partnerships to develop our roads. Pat Quinn: Create next-generation jobs with "1871" digital hub. Paul LePage: New website to see how Maine tax dollars are spent. Robert Bentley: $614M for ATRIP: Transportation Rehabilitation & Improvement. Robert Bentley: Paperless agencies: online license & tag verification system. Mary Fallin: Focus on aerospace, energy, agriculture, biosciences, & STEM. Gary Herbert: Invest in I-15 CORE & Ogden to Provo commuter rail. Gary Herbert: Since 2007, "e-government" has saved Utahns about $46M. Steve Bullock: Put state government spending online, in searchable database. Jerry Brown: I signed high speed rail in 1982; finally done in 2013. Brian Sandoval: Project Neon: major new highway project. Deval Patrick: Imagine a 21st Century transportation network. Deval Patrick: Our citizens do not want less transportation; they want more. Jay Inslee: Tradable R&D tax credit. Jay Inslee: Transportation package: creativity as important as concrete. Nikki Haley: Address our crumbling infrastructure. Nikki Haley: More cybersecurity against international criminal hacking. Susana Martinez: Protect Spaceport New Mexico from lawsuit abuse. John Hickenlooper: Bring antiquated budget & personnel systems to 21st century. Andrew Cuomo: Push tech-transfer from academia to commercialization. Andrew Cuomo: Crack down on texting while driving. Bob McDonnell: $14B on 900 transportation projects, including more Amtrak. Dan Malloy: Innovation Ecosystem: connect investors for high-skill jobs. Dennis Daugaard: E-Government: government online, not standing in line. Jack Dalrymple: Invest reserve fund in one-time highway infrastructure. |
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Welfare & Poverty Pat Quinn: Hardest Hit program: Keep 6,550 families in their homes. Steve Beshear: We face a heavy sword: public pension unfunded liability. John Kitzhaber: Beware uneven, unequal "recovery" without rural & minorities. John Hickenlooper: One Congregation-One Family: churches mentor homeless. Andrew Cuomo: CORe initiative: support community-based services. Jack Dalrymple: $15 million in our Housing Incentive Fund and FlexPace. |
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