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from 2014 Governor's State of the State speeches (number of quotes indicated): |
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Budget & Economy Matt Mead: Navigated recession while shrinking state government. Maggie Hassan: Invest to keep economy moving forward post-Recession. Pat Quinn: Hardest Hit: affordable homeownership in Great Recession. Jerry Brown: Follow advice from Book of Genesis: out away some surplus. Scott Walker: Blueprint for Prosperity: Lower taxes & $100M Rainy Day fund. Rick Snyder: Create an environment that encourages job growth. Dave Heineman: Use $1.2 billion in cash reserves to reduce over-taxation. Nathan Deal: We survived Great Recession, and reformed state government. Terry Branstad: Restored Iowa's rainy day and economic emergency funds. Jan Brewer: Fixed $3B deficit & replenished Rainy Day Fund. John Hickenlooper: Increase budget reserves; extend job-creation tax credit. Earl Ray Tomblin: We will not impose financial burdens on future generations. |
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Civil Rights Maggie Hassan: Women earn only 77 cents on the dollar compared to men. Scott Walker: A Better Bottom Line & Project SEARCH: job help for disabled. Jay Nixon: Partnership for Hope: for Missourians with disabilities. Lincoln Chafee: People of color are the future of Rhode Island. Jan Brewer: Arnold v. Sarn deal: mentally ill participate in society. |
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Corporations Tom Corbett: End antiquated system of state-owned liquor stores. Pat Quinn: Reduce LLC fee from $500 to $39, the lowest in the nation. Martin O`Malley: Maryland is #1 in businesses owned by women. Scott Walker: Put in place manufacturing/agriculture production tax credit. John Hickenlooper: Colorado Blueprint: build a business friendly environment. |
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Crime Bobby Jindal: Crack down on the horrific crime of human sex trafficking. Mary Fallin: Be as "smart on crime" as we are "tough on crime". Martin O`Malley: Repealed death penalty; reduced prison incarceration. Jerry Brown: Major reductions in our prison population. Dave Heineman: Don't reduce sentences automatically for "good time". Chris Christie: Bail reform: Keep dangerous criminals in jail until trial. John Hickenlooper: $34 million for violence-preventing mental health services. |
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Drugs Maggie Hassan: Experience & data suggest legalizing marijuana does not help. Paul LePage: We are losing War on Drugs; more enforcement & prosecution. Jack Markell: Addiction is a disease; fill gaps in drug treatment system. Phil Bryant: Drug courts work; fully fund them. Chris Christie: Drug courts: mandate treatment, not imprisonment. Peter Shumlin: Address drug addiction as a public health crisis. |
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Education Bobby Jindal: $141M more to train students for the jobs of the future. Rick Scott: $80M for state colleges; hold the line on tuition at $10K. Bill Haslam: Drive to 55: 55% get post-HS certificate or degree by 2025. Sean Parnell: Digital Teaching Initiative: video conference remote schools. Sean Parnell: Put school choice to the people for a Constitutional vote. Jay Inslee: $1.2B for automatic COLA adjustments for teachers. Andrew Cuomo: Replace 1950s bureaucracy with 2020 performance organization. Butch Otter: Replace "K-thru-12" with "K-thru-Career". |
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Environment Rick Scott: Break tourism records while protecting our environment. Mary Fallin: Oklahoma Strong: Rebuild after devastating tornadoes. Pat Quinn: Clean Water Initiative: $1B for wastewater & stormwater. Martin O`Malley: Passed milestone of preserving 1 million acres of open space. Terry Branstad: Fight EPA on biofuel rules; protect agricultural sector. John Hickenlooper: Start methane capture rule; finish Water Plan. |
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Families & Children Matt Mead: Fund Boys' School; elderly-at-home; & Life Resource Center. Dan Malloy: Permanently establish the Office of Early Childhood. Paul LePage: Focus on services for children, not on expanding welfare. Tom Corbett: $41.5 million for home and community-based disabled care. Bill Haslam: Support services to 100% of former foster youth. Gary Herbert: Population growth is challenging: doubling in 35 years. Pat Quinn: Birth to Five Initiative: prenatal care & early learning. Deval Patrick: A child's future should not be defined by their zip code. Martin O`Malley: Cut infant mortality by 21%, after setting goal of 10%. Phil Bryant: Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi: 2-parent families. Mike Pence: Adoption is a beautiful way for families to come together. Jan Brewer: Office of Child Welfare Investigations is first step. |
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Free Trade Matt Mead: Our state is not an island; compete in global market. Maggie Hassan: N.H. is fastest-growing state in the nation for exports. Paul LePage: Make Maine more competitive vs. fierce global competition. Deval Patrick: New airports open our doors to new markets. Scott Walker: Milk exports up; but also ginseng exports to China. Robert Bentley: Spread word far & wide: Made in Alabama. Earl Ray Tomblin: West Virginia is a strong international competitor. Steve Beshear: New records in exports; thousands of jobs from in-sourcing. |
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Government Reform Gary Herbert: Ongoing review of election laws to upholding public trust. Deval Patrick: To be in the leadership business, govern for the long-term. Chris Christie: Consolidate duplicative town governments into single towns. John Hickenlooper: Apply LEAN principles to EVERY state agency. Earl Ray Tomblin: Dissolve state boards & councils that no longer operate. |
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Gun Control Maggie Hassan: Background check system to avoid gun sales to mentally ill. |
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Health Care Nikki Haley: Reject ObamaCare state exchange; reject Medicaid expansion. Dave Heineman: Nebraska will not be pressured into expanding Medicaid. Mike Pence: Medicaid is not just broke, it is broken. Robert Bentley: Don't expand Medicaid, even if paid for by federal dollars. Robert Bentley: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not Affordable. Steve Beshear: Kentucky leads the way on affordable health care for all. |
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Homeland Security Rick Scott: Florida has one of country's largest veteran populations. Matt Mead: Pay tribute to all people in uniform. Dan Malloy: Pledge to end homelessness for veterans by end of 2015. Maggie Hassan: Thank veterans for unyielding dedication to our freedom. Tom Corbett: Fight to keep Apache helicopters based in PA. Phil Bryant: Veterans treatment courts: 2nd chance for convicted vets. Susana Martinez: Provide more jobs & build more cemeteries for veterans. Dave Heineman: Our military personnel work to preserve our freedom. |
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Jobs Scott Walker: $35M for Wisconsin Fast Forward: technical skill training. Rick Snyder: MAT2: Michigan Advanced Technician Training for skills gap. Dave Heineman: NE needs more middle-class jobs; so lower income tax rates. Chris Christie: Zero means zero: fight abuse of sick leave & pension fraud. Dennis Daugaard: South Dakota WINS: a 20-point job training plan. Dennis Daugaard: Assist disabled with employment; adversity builds character. Terry Branstad: Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress: investment for jobs. Bob McDonnell: Campaign bumper sticker: "Bob's for Jobs". |
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Local Issues Matt Mead: Wyoming is rated in top ten states in many economic rankings. Dan Malloy: Connecticut is the land of steady habits, for good & for bad. Maggie Hassan: High-end "destination" casino to counter Massachusetts. Paul LePage: Entrepreneurial "doers" create jobs all over the state. Tom Corbett: New high-tech centers in Pittsburg & Philadelphia. Gary Herbert: State Capitol, built a century ago, was built for the future. Deval Patrick: New rail to Assembly Square, Worcester, and the Cape. Jack Markell: $7M for Downtown Development Districts. Martin O`Malley: Recognized native Piscataway People after 350 years. Jerry Brown: Local Control Funding Formula: breakthrough in subsidiarity. Nikki Haley: South Carolina is the "Beast of the Southeast". Phil Bryant: Year of the Creative Economy: a Mississippi Homecoming. Sean Parnell: Great Alaska Comeback: summer visitor volume increasing. Jay Nixon: Government's role is to help rebuild disasters like Joplin. Neil Abercrombie: Preserve open spaces at Turtle Bay. Susana Martinez: Enhanced film incentives for TV series filmed in NM. Dave Heineman: Lower ag land valuations from 75 percent to 65 percent. Lincoln Chafee: $10 million for world-class sailing event center. Sam Brownback: Plan future 3 millionth Kansan: education, farming, & water. Chris Christie: BridgeGate: Mistakes were clearly made, but don't define us. Dennis Daugaard: South Dakotans believe in hard work. Mike Pence: Miracle on Mt. Baldy: that's the Indiana way. Jan Brewer: Mitigate property encroachment on military land use. Andrew Cuomo: $700 million in aid to localities; make consolidation easier. Steve Beshear: Statewide vote on expanding gaming: keep revenues in-state. Butch Otter: Transmission line over sage-grouse habitat on federal land. |
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Principles & Values Rick Scott: As newlyweds, opened a donut shop with wife and their moms. Matt Mead: First Lady Carol works on literacy via Eat.Read.Grow program. Dan Malloy: Don't listen to the critics; Connecticut is moving forward. Maggie Hassan: We do democracy better: we argue but then solve problems. Paul LePage: We can do better than same failed policies of past 40 years. Bill Haslam: Tennessee--America at Its Best: we are a model to the nation. Pat Quinn: Say "no" to world of powerful feeding upon the powerless. Jack Markell: Unleashing the potential in every Delawarean. Phil Bryant: Four fundamental beliefs guide our plan for the future. Phil Bryant: Add 'In God We Trust' to Mississippi State Seal. Jay Nixon: Our legacy is measured by lasting impact on our communities. Sam Brownback: Our dependence is not on Big Government but on a Big God. Terry Branstad: The Iowa Dream: working hard; working together. John Hickenlooper: Operate government with more common sense and less nonsense. Steve Beshear: Focus on helping people instead of on keeping power. Butch Otter: Put aside partisanship & ambition in public interest. |
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Social Security Bill Haslam: TN named the best state in the country to retire in 2013. Mary Fallin: 401k-style plan for OK Public Employees Retirement System. Sean Parnell: Make Retirement Trust Fund sustainable by adding $3B. Susana Martinez: Resolved a $12 billion shortfall in state pension funds. |
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Tax Reform Martin O`Malley: Cut $9.1B spending with no fee nor tax increases. Chris Christie: Cap property tax and interest arbitration awards. |
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Technology Tom Corbett: Sustained, large-scale investment in transportation. Pat Quinn: Largest infrastructure construction program in IL history. Jack Markell: New I-95 fly-over ramps; $1.1B for infrastructure. Nikki Haley: Invest in infrastructure, but no gas tax or any other tax. Phil Bryant: Diabetes Telehealth Initiative for complex coordinated care. Neil Abercrombie: TMT: build $1.3B Thirty-Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea. Lincoln Chafee: Sales & use tax on online sellers with no physical presence. Robert Bentley: $1 billion for ATRIP and RAMP infrastructure improvements. Terry Branstad: Connect Every Iowan Act: broadband to under-served areas. Jan Brewer: Boost AZ's business competitiveness in technology sector. |
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Welfare & Poverty Rick Scott: People don't want handouts; they want their shot at success. Maggie Hassan: Help Out New Hampshire volunteerism tour. Jack Markell: Free college for low-income families; increase minimum wage. Martin O`Malley: Move from welfare to work; & raise Earned Income tax credit. Nikki Haley: Trade welfare check for dignity of paycheck. Phil Bryant: Focus on jobs for those who need public assistance. Scott Walker: Help transition from government dependence to independence. Lincoln Chafee: Yes, government has a role in struggle against poverty. Robert Bentley: We are poorest state, but government just causes dependency. Earl Ray Tomblin: Homelessness is devastating; revive Interagency Council. |
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