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from 2022 Governor's State of the State speeches (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Bill Lee: Ready to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade overturned. Tate Reeves: America's abortion laws closer to Chinese communists. Kristi Noem: As soon as Roe is overturned, ready to protect every unborn. Phil Murphy: Will sign bill securing woman's right to choose into law. |
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Budget & Economy Andy Beshear: Budget will invest in infrastructure, including bridges. Mike DeWine: Make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in Appalachia. John Bel Edwards: Federal funds allow us to move on big ticket projects. Chris Sununu: Reduce homelessness, 13,500 new units in next three years. Tony Evers: Use surplus to give $150 surplus refund to every resident. Janet Mills: Return half state surplus through direct checks to people. J.B. Pritzker: Time to rebuild state's Rainy Day Fund. Mike Dunleavy: We must have land reform to increase food production. David Ige: Spending on infrastructure helps economic recovery. John Carney: Put a hyper-focus on small business: they drive job creation. Henry McMaster: $1.26 billion for roads, bridges, highways, interstates. Mike Parson: Near completion on work on 75% of state's bridges. Dan McKee: Make a once in a generation investment in our housing stock. Tim Walz: Our plan will repair and replace critical infrastructure. Tim Walz: $1 billion+ to maintain and renew existing state property. Tim Walz: Reach communities excluded from past capital investment. Peter Ricketts: $500 million to construct a canal reservoir system. Jim Justice: Proposes Inflatocine: one-time pay bonus for public workers. Eric Holcomb: Investing $3.6 billion this year in road projects. Doug Ducey: First time ever we are demolishing unneeded state buildings. Phil Scott: We must recognize housing policy is workforce policy. |
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Civil Rights Kristi Noem: In South Dakota, only girls can play in girls' sports. Kathy Hochul: National movements for equality were all started in New York. |
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Corporations Andy Beshear: Ford is betting its future on the people of Kentucky. |
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Crime Mike DeWine: Create permanent funding for on-going police training. Mike DeWine: Get tough on convicted violent offenders who use guns. John Bel Edwards: Need to do more to hold few bad police officers accountable. Chris Sununu: Ensure violent criminals don't automatically go free on bail. Doug Burgum: North Dakota has been backing the blue, not defunding. Asa Hutchinson: Build new 498 inmate prison because we have a growing state. Gavin Newsom: Bolster police, more prosecutors, get guns off the street. Ned Lamont: Larger and more diverse police force, speed up prosecution. Kevin Stitt: Oklahoma is a proud law and order state, we back the police. J.B. Pritzker: If we want to reduce crime, we have to solve crimes. Larry Hogan: Increase penalties for using guns to commit violent crimes. Bill Lee: Respect rule of law; reject defund the police movement. Mike Dunleavy: Ending catch-and-release policies has made Alaska safer. Tate Reeves: Educational opportunities for prisoners is a wise investment. Tate Reeves: Target violent felons for prosecution and conviction. Mike Parson: In Missouri, we DEFEND law enforcement, not defund them. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: We need tougher penalties for the worst of the worst. Glenn Youngkin: Return respect to those who wear the uniform. Jared Polis: Make Colorado one of the 10 safest states over next 5 years. Jared Polis: As long as I'm Governor, Georgia will always back the blue! Peter Ricketts: Fully fund replacement of Nebraska State Penitentiary. Kim Reynolds: In Iowa police receive the respect and support they deserve. Kristi Noem: We recruited law enforcement officers to move to our state. Ron DeSantis: Florida is a law and order state. Brad Little: Idaho is a state that openly values its police officers. Doug Ducey: Attacks on law enforcement and rising crime rates correlated. Kathy Hochul: Jails-to-Jobs: get incarcerated people training for jobs. |
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Drugs Kevin Stitt: Voters for medical marijuana were sold a bill of goods. Jared Polis: Strengthen penalties for drug dealers peddling fentanyl. Kristi Noem: Make medical cannabis program safest, most responsible. |
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Education John Bel Edwards: Get teacher pay up to at least the Southern Regional Average. Chris Sununu: Education Freedom Savings Accounts provides options. Tony Evers: Tuition freeze at state university for in-state students. Janet Mills: Make two years of community college free. Janet Mills: Met state's commitment to fund 55% of cost of education. Tom Wolf: Refusing to fund education equitably does not save us money. Bill Lee: Set aside money per child for the public school they attend. Bill Lee: Informed patriotism and American exceptionalism at colleges. Bill Lee: Shut down university group tied to Chinese Communist Party. Mike Dunleavy: Protect rights of parents in education of their children. Tate Reeves: Basic right of parents to determine their child's education. Tate Reeves: Critical race theory is a looming threat in too many schools. David Ige: Virtual learning can supplement in-person classes. John Carney: A robust, accurate, Black history curriculum in schools. Henry McMaster: Parents must know what their children are learning. Mike Parson: Raise teacher pay in every corner of this state. Glenn Youngkin: We will teach all of our history: the good and the bad. Glenn Youngkin: Parents should have a say in what is taught in school. Jared Polis: Increase funding by roughly $12-13 thousand per classroom. Jared Polis: Address obscene materials online and in our school libraries. Jared Polis: Completely restore all austerity cuts to education funding. Kim Reynolds: Give families funds for education system of their choice. Kim Reynolds: Launch the first teacher registered apprenticeship program. Kristi Noem: Re-instill right to pray in school, absent far too long. Kristi Noem: Teach true, honest history not radical Critical Race Theory. Ron DeSantis: Provide parents with means to enforce state standards. Brad Little: Add $47 million in ongoing funding to literacy programs. Brad Little: Empowering Parents grants let families control education. Brad Little: Double scholarships for members of Idaho National Guard. Doug Ducey: Arizona is the number one school choice state in the nation. Doug Ducey: We waive tuition for veterans; let's do spouses too. Kay Ivey: Won't accept the existence of a failing elementary school. Kathy Hochul: Free tuition for medical students if they remain in New York. Phil Scott: Time we end the stigma around career and technical education. |
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Energy & Oil John Bel Edwards: Goal is offshore oil platforms, wind turbines side by side. Gavin Newsom: We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them. Doug Burgum: Soybean oil can be refined into renewable green diesel fuel. Asa Hutchinson: We need to accelerate electric charging states across state. Mark Gordon: Needn't choose between fossil fuels or new types of energy. Gavin Newsom: We will write the playbook on confronting climate change. Ned Lamont: Carbon free electric grid; transportation system to follow. Kate Brown: Closed our last coal power plant decades ahead of schedule. Bill Lee: Nuclear power is clean energy that actually works. Mike Dunleavy: We need oil and gas revenue to transition to renewables. Mike Dunleavy: Alaska should remain oil & gas giant for another 45 years. David Ige: Capture more carbon that we produce by 2045. Spencer Cox: Help Utah lead in sustainable energy development. Tim Walz: Invest in statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Eric Holcomb: Building largest solar farm in US on 13,000 acres. Jay Inslee: State's legal and moral obligation to reduce emissions. Kim Reynolds: We must continue to embrace an all-of-the-above approach. Kathy Hochul: $500 million investment in offshore wind energy. |
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Environment Chris Sununu: $150M to address PFAS contamination in our water systems. Gavin Newsom: Invest more in fighting wildfires, tackling historic drought. Jay Inslee: As the future of salmon goes so goes the future of our state. Doug Ducey: $1 billion for desalination, securing Arizona's water future. |
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Families & Children Mike DeWine: Help kids with multiple medical and behavioral challenges. Tony Evers: $130 million tax relief through child/caregiver tax credits. Janet Mills: More than $12 million to increase pay for childcare workers. Janet Mills: Budget will fully fund universal free meals in our schools. Kevin Stitt: We know God gave kids to parents--not the government! Kate Brown: For working parents child care is infrastructure. Charlie Baker: Massachusetts needs to make "revenge porn" a crime. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Create New Mexi-Care to support family caregivers. Jared Polis: Strengthen our state's foster care and adoption systems. Jay Inslee: Increase number of mental health workers for youth. Kim Reynolds: Awarded grants creating 4,000 new childcare spots. Laura Kelly: Reformed foster care, focused on kinship care. |
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Free Trade Andy Beshear: Worked to remove harmful tariffs against bourbon industry. Gina Raimondo: Worked to remove harmful tariffs against bourbon industry. Kay Ivey: Proud to invite the world to do business at Alabama's Port. |
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Government Reform John Bel Edwards: Vetoed Congressional redistricting for racial imbalance. Doug Burgum: Make it easier, not harder, to come work in North Dakota. Mark Gordon: We enacted strong voter ID law, election integrity critical. Ned Lamont: Let's make easier absentee balloting a reality for everyone. Spencer Cox: Voting security must never be about making it harder to vote. Henry McMaster: Create an Election Integrity and Compliance Audit Program. Jay Inslee: Outlaw efforts by pols whose election lies cause violence. Kristi Noem: Eliminate fees for starting or renewing a business. Ron DeSantis: Clean the voter rolls, mails ballots only on request. Brad Little: We have cut or simplified 95% of Idaho regulations. Brad Little: Proactive integrity audits to enhance election transparency. Doug Ducey: Hidden taxes of the regulatory state can be the real killer. Kathy Hochul: Enact two-term limits for statewide elected officials. |
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Gun Control Ned Lamont: You can't be tough on crime if you are weak on guns! Mike Parson: Fight violent crime but protect Second Amendment rights. Kristi Noem: Won't cost you a penny to exercise 2d amendment rights. Kathy Hochul: Double down on strategies to combat gun violence. |
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Health Care Mike DeWine: Treat mental illness as a health issue, not a crime. Gavin Newsom: Proposed Health For All, regardless of immigration status. Chris Sununu: We stopped the federal vaccine mandates, for personal choice. Tony Evers: $5 million for mental health and wellness for National Guard. Tony Evers: No one should call an ambulance and wonder if it will come. Tony Evers: New public school funding for mental health services. Gavin Newsom: First state to offer universal access to healthcare. J.B. Pritzker: Remove barriers for new front-line healthcare workers. Gretchen Whitmer: Expand coverage for insulin; and coverage for mental health. Mike Dunleavy: Defend Alaskans' rights to make their own medical decisions. David Ige: Expand University of Hawai'i's doctor residency program. Henry McMaster: Review State's behavioral health funding and delivery system. Mike Parson: COVID: I don't support mandates; my position WILL NOT CHANGE. Dan McKee: Extend Medicaid coverage for new moms to 12 months. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Kickstart rural hospital construction with bridge financing. Jared Polis: Offer more integrated physical and mental health services. Jared Polis: Hope to add 1,300 healthcare practitioners in our state. Jared Polis: Don't force people to choose between jobs or a COVID vaccine. Jim Justice: Vaccinations helped me, but won't require vaccinations. Eric Holcomb: I beg you to speak to your doctor and get vaccinated. Eric Holcomb: Expand access for mental health, reduce stigma. Kristi Noem: Unvaccinated Americans are still Americans. Laura Kelly: Medicaid expansion is something we can do right now. Phil Murphy: More people have insurance and they're paying less for it. Brad Little: $50 million to improve behavioral healthcare across Idaho. Kay Ivey: Commitment to expanding access to quality mental health care. Kathy Hochul: Pay healthcare worked a retention bonus up to $3000. Phil Scott: Increase mental health beds, expand suicide prevention. |
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Homeland Security Chris Sununu: Create Veterans Campus for veterans, active military. Doug Burgum: Make North Dakota the most military-friendly state. Asa Hutchinson: In Arkansas we support our military bases and their missions. Mark Gordon: Proud Wyoming remains critical component of nuclear triad. Henry McMaster: Eliminate all state income taxes on veteran retirement pay. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: It is time that we build a new veterans home. |
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Immigration Doug Burgum: States are addressing border crisis ignored by Feds. Spencer Cox: Welcome new residents, but don't try to change us. Henry McMaster: Deployed National Guard to defend border & protect state. Ron DeSantis: Re-route illegal aliens in Florida to sanctuary states. Doug Ducey: Increase the criminal penalties against human smuggling. |
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Jobs John Bel Edwards: 13 year old minimum wage ($7.25) not fair nor acceptable. Ned Lamont: On way to $15 minimum wage, indexed for inflation. Tom Wolf: Minimum wage hasn't been raised in thirteen years. Kevin Stitt: Protect teachers' paychecks from union bosses. Kate Brown: Future Ready Oregon provides skills to advance to careers. Mike Parson: Cutting off federal unemployment benefits the right call. Kim Reynolds: Reduce unemployment benefits from six months to 16 weeks. Phil Murphy: One way to make state more affordable is pay a livable wage. Kathy Hochul: Grow programs that train for jobs actually in demand. Phil Scott: Invest more to help cover interns' wages. |
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Local Issues John Bel Edwards: Protect tenants from wrongful evictions after hurricanes. John Bel Edwards: Hold insurance companies accountable for post-storm actions. |
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Principles & Values Andy Beshear: Kentucky no longer a fly-over state; we are the destination. Mike DeWine: There is simply no better place to raise a family than Ohio! Chris Sununu: Granite State is ranked as the Freest State in the Nation. Chris Sununu: Put Suicide Prevention phone number on every student ID card. Tony Evers: I believe that there is more that unites us than divides us. Mark Gordon: We always stand for our national anthem in Wyoming. Mark Gordon: Right now, the world needs more cowboys. Ned Lamont: I have zero tolerance for any ethical malfeasance. Tom Wolf: Some leaders are turning against the very idea of democracy. Kevin Stitt: Americans are moving to states that value freedom. J.B. Pritzker: Illinois is the best place to live in the entire country. Charlie Baker: Trust is where possibility in public life comes from. Mike Dunleavy: Our purpose is to be servants of the people. Tate Reeves: I love data; I swim in it; it's what I do for fun. Tate Reeves: Sin is inherent in the human condition. Tate Reeves: America's founding set world to greater prosperity & freedom. Tate Reeves: In Mississippi we realize that your life is a gift from God. David Ige: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. Spencer Cox: If America is world's last great hope, Utah is America's. Henry McMaster: Defend the Rule of Law, preserve our State's sovereignty. Mike Parson: Missouri is the best state in the United States. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Government isn't a competition; we're all on the same team. Glenn Youngkin: The most exceptional nation the world has ever known. Glenn Youngkin: Faith in a loving God, whose presence can be felt here today. Peter Ricketts: Remember: Nebraska is what America is supposed to be. Jim Justice: Shedding image of being uneducated, dusty, poor, backward. Laura Kelly: We can be as good and decent as the people who sent us here. Phil Murphy: For all of us, the politicking ends and the governing begins. Ron DeSantis: We have made Florida the freest state in these United States. Kathy Hochul: Not here to make history; I came to make a difference. |
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Social Security Doug Burgum: Permanently eliminated state income tax on Social Security. Larry Hogan: Time to finally pass the Retirement Tax Elimination Act. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Eliminate taxation of Social Security benefits. |
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Tax Reform Chris Sununu: If your town isn't lowering taxes, go out and make it happen. Chris Sununu: Tax cuts work, so let's do it again! Tony Evers: 15% middle class tax cut of largest in state history. Ned Lamont: Expand business tax credit to repay employee student loans. Ned Lamont: Eliminate income tax on pension and 401K income for most. Kevin Stitt: We need more taxpayers; not more taxes. J.B. Pritzker: Fight inflation by suspending grocery tax in coming year. Larry Hogan: We've cut taxes, tolls, fees by more than $2.7 billion. Gretchen Whitmer: Repeal retirement tax; restore Earned Income Tax Credit. Charlie Baker: Tax cuts for families, low income workers, renters, seniors. Tate Reeves: Attract business by elimination of the state's income tax. Spencer Cox: $160 million grocery tax credit will help fight inflation. Henry McMaster: Our work will not be done unless I sign an income tax cut. Mike Parson: Second tax cut: new low rate of 5.3%. Dan McKee: Reduce corporate minimum tax to help small business. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Haven't cut sales tax in 40 years; let's do it. Glenn Youngkin: We will double the standard deduction on income taxes. Jared Polis: Implemented historic tax relief; funded Child Tax Credit. Peter Ricketts: Reduce top individual tax rate from 6.84% to 5.84%. Eric Holcomb: End 30% personal property tax floor on new equipment. Kim Reynolds: Replace multiple tax brackets with 4% flat tax. Laura Kelly: $250 tax rebate to every Kansan who filed in 2021. Phil Murphy: Greater tax fairness, cuts for middle, families, seniors. Phil Murphy: State school funding is property tax relief. Ron DeSantis: I am proposing a $1 billion gas tax holiday. Brad Little: Already cut $1 billion in taxes, relief for Bidenflation. Doug Ducey: Supply-side economic looks good, we will cut taxes. Kathy Hochul: Provide $1 billion middle-class property tax rebate. Phil Scott: Will propose a balanced and progressive tax relief package. Phil Scott: Let's eliminate the tax on military pensions. |
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Technology John Bel Edwards: GUMBO grants will eliminate digital divide by 2029. Doug Burgum: Adopt computer and cyber science graduation standards. Janet Mills: Universal high-speed internet for Maine by 2024. Ned Lamont: Internet access not just nice to have, it's a necessity. Gretchen Whitmer: Proposing $2500 electric vehicle rebate for families. David Ige: Internet expansion to connect all main Hawaiian Islands. Eric Holcomb: Forbes calls state national model for boosting broadband. Laura Kelly: Expanded internet to 50,000+ new households, businesses. Ron DeSantis: Enact protections for the data privacy of all Floridians. Kathy Hochul: $1 billion investment in digital infrastructure. |
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Welfare & Poverty Gavin Newsom: Address homelessness with 55,000 new housing units. Kate Brown: An additional $400 million investment in affordable housing. David Ige: Increased funding to lift people out of homelessness. John Carney: Develop more than 1,200 affordable housing units. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Reducing poverty is the most important work of government. Tim Walz: Repair shelters, invest in affordable housing. Jared Polis: Funded more than 14,000 units of affordable housing. Jim Justice: Fighting food insecurity is a big priority of mine. Jay Inslee: Wrap-around services critical in addressing homelessness. Kim Reynolds: The safety net has become a hammock. Kathy Hochul: Housing plan to create and preserve 100,000 affordable homes. |
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