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from 2025 Governor's State of the State speeches (number of quotes indicated): |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Katie Hobbs: Repeal abortion reporting law requiring surveillance. Kelly Ayotte: I will veto any further restrictions to abortion access. Phil Murphy: New Jersey will begin stockpiling a supply of Mifepristone. Tony Evers: Fought like hell to restore access to safe, legal abortion. Bob Ferguson: Looking for strategies for protecting reproductive freedom. Mike Kehoe: Support alternatives to abortion with $4M in new funding. |
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Budget & Economy Andy Beshear: Expanding clean water projects, high-speed internet. Dan McKee: Make home ownership reachable for first time homebuyers. Greg Gianforte: One-time investment in housing is not a handout. Jared Polis: Allow faith based partners to build housing we need. Joe Lombardo: I instructed my cabinet to say NO to more spending. Kathy Hochul: Housing is the number one driver of our affordability crisis. Katie Hobbs: We must do more to address the crisis in housing . Kelly Armstrong: Put a 3% cap on budget growth with 5 year carryover. Kelly Ayotte: Create the Commission on Government Efficiency. Maura Healey: Promised to go after every federal infrastructure dollar. Maura Healey: Invest $8 billion over ten years on transportation. Phil Scott: Lack of housing is a crisis; let's treat it like one. Bill Lee: Proposes a $60 million Starter Home Revolving Loan Fund. Greg Abbott: Put Texas on path for plenty of water for next 50 years. Gretchen Whitmer: Let's make the largest housing investment in state history. J.B. Pritzker: Only an idiot would indiscriminately cut the budget. Jeff Landry: Budget won't rely on any pandemic-related federal funds. Kevin Stitt: Launching DOGE-OK to keep the focus on flat budgets. Mike Braun: All governments need to do more with less. Tim Walz: Under Trump government helps corporations screw you over . |
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Civil Rights Jim Pillen: Transgender girls should be barred from girl's locker rooms. Tony Evers: Will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin less inclusive. Greg Abbott: Texas recognizes only two genders--male and female. J.B. Pritzker: Authoritarians say blame people who don't look like you. Kay Ivey: There are only two genders: Male and female. Jason Pizzo: I have never pushed to install DEI or wokeism. |
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Corporations Jim Pillen: Big food industry is selling deceptively-named fake meat. Laura Kelly: Cutting state corporate income tax to zero is a non-starter. Janet Mills: I have opposed increasing our corporate tax rates . |
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Crime Andy Beshear: Make our communities safer by decreasing recidivism. Brad Little: The only place criminals are welcome in Idaho is behind bars. Brian Kemp: Expand the gang and human trafficking prosecution units. Greg Gianforte: Can't prosecute criminals without a place to put them. Jared Polis: Need to improve preventing and reducing youth crime. Jared Polis: We are committed to holding cattle rustlers accountable. Joe Lombardo: Reduce the felony theft threshold with enhanced penalties. Kathy Hochul: Stop the rinse and repeat cycle of offenders being released. Phil Murphy: Reform penalties for technical parole violations. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Slap enhanced penalties on violent illegal immigrants. Mike Braun: Add mandatory minimum bail for repeat violent offenders. Greg Abbott: Deny bail to violent criminals & illegal immigrants. Jeff Landry: Reduce juvenile crime without placing them in adult prisons. Mike Dunleavy: To those dealing fentanyl in Alaska: Justice is coming. Mike Kehoe: Make it easier to be a cop than a criminal. Tim Walz: Increase criminal penalties for theft of public funds by 20%. Wes Moore: Build on the historic cannabis pardons I signed into law. Henry McMaster: End the unforgivable savagery of animal fighting. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Toughen penalties for felons who illegally possess firearms. Larry Rhoden: Fight crime with more officers, not increased penalties. |
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Drugs Andy Beshear: Working to prepare our commonwealth for medical cannabis. Glenn Youngkin: The dangers of marijuana use continue to grow. Janet Mills: Time to better regulate the market for medical cannabis. Josh Shapiro: Legalized cannabis will bring in $1.3 billion in new revenue. Matt Meyer: FBI has been stifling state's recreational marijuana law. Mike Kehoe: Charge fentanyl dealer with first degree murder if user dies. |
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Education Andy Beshear: Let's stop the voucher nonsense: strengthen public schools. Brad Little: Ensure the best education in Idaho is in a public school. Glenn Youngkin: $50 million for Virginia Opportunity Scholarships. Greg Gianforte: Increase funding for the Big Sky Scholarship Program. Joe Lombardo: Expand open enrollment policies to break geographic barriers. Kathy Hochul: We're going to make community college completely free. Katie Hobbs: Fiscal responsibility for Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. Kelly Armstrong: Our budget will support Education Savings Accounts. Kelly Ayotte: Expand opportunities through education freedom accounts. Kim Reynolds: Education Savings Accounts have brought genuine freedom. Kristi Noem: Institute Education Savings Accounts for South Dakota kids. Laura Kelly: Reject re-routing public taxpayer dollars to private schools. Maura Healey: Develop a new statewide standard for high school graduation. Ned Lamont: Make it easier and more affordable to be a teacher. Phil Scott: Our education system is out of scale and very expensive. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Fire any professor tenured or not who indoctrinates students. Bill Lee: Teach kids that America is the greatest country on earth. Greg Abbott: Schools are for education, not DEI indoctrination. J.B. Pritzker: Ban the use of cell phones during classroom instruction. Jeff Landry: Enhanced opportunities with education savings accounts. Jeff Landry: We got the cell phones out and the Ten Commandments in. Josh Stein: Free community college for students in high-demand sectors. Josh Stein: We need to put our public dollars toward our public schools. Kay Ivey: Clearly, taxpaying Alabama families want school choice! Kay Ivey: There is a place for the Ten Commandments in our classrooms. Kevin Stitt: Paved the way for the first ever religious charter school. Mark Gordon: We foster school choice and have supported new charters. Mike Braun: Put parents in charge with universal school choice. Mike DeWine: Time to put driver's education back into our high schools. Mike Dunleavy: School choice is public schools, not private schools. Mike Kehoe: Pass voluntary open enrollment in public schools. Tate Reeves: Insist higher education train Mississippians to earn. Wes Moore: Our first-order priority is recruiting world-class educators. Henry McMaster: Parents should determine education best suiting their child. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Deliver resources to tribes and pueblos--instead of schools. Larry Rhoden: Support creation of Education Savings Accounts. |
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Energy & Oil Greg Gianforte: We need to unleash all-of-the-above energy production. Glenn Youngkin: The Virginia Clean Economy Act simply is not working. Jared Polis: Housing and transit goals go with our climate goals. Jay Inslee: Built a clean energy economy that's the envy of the nation. Kathy Hochul: $1B investment to further the transition to zero emissions. Kelly Armstrong: Revitalizing oil and gas industry led to population growth. Spencer Cox: We're laying groundwork for advanced nuclear reactors. Ned Lamont: We will need more electricity, especially low-carbon supply. Tina Kotek: The relentless march of climate change tests our resolve. Patrick Morrisey: We're the engine powering our country with more coal and gas. Kevin Stitt: Make 2025 the year of the Energy Abundance Agenda. Mark Gordon: Our all-of-the-above policy is essential to our economy. Mike Dunleavy: Dream of cheap, plentiful natural gas may soon be a reality. Tate Reeves: We don't need ideology and climate-cult death-wish politics. |
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Environment Bill Lee: Build the nation's first small modular reactor in Tennessee. Mark Gordon: Litigate EPA WOTUS rules shutting down coal-fired plans. Henry McMaster: Usher in a nuclear power renaissance across the country. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Let's build the technology to clean up industrial water. Larry Rhoden: Extremist environmental policies from Washington aren't good. |
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Families & Children Jared Polis: Universal preschool drives economic mobility. Kathy Hochul: Put our state on a pathway to universal childcare . Katie Hobbs: Lower the cost of child care by two-thirds. Laura Kelly: Put functions of child care agencies under one roof. Maura Healey: Affordable childcare is growing in Massachusetts. Maura Healey: Going to get shovels in the ground and people in homes. Phil Murphy: Introduce a new paid parental leave policy for state workers. Tony Evers: Make sure every kid has a healthy breakfast and lunch. Bob Ferguson: Free breakfast and lunch for all public school children. Janet Mills: No child should have to learn on an empty stomach. Josh Shapiro: $55M to give childcare workers recruitment bonuses. Matt Meyer: We will look to expand access to affordable child care. Mike Kehoe: Find ways to cut child care regulations substantially. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Let's become the first state with universal child care. |
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Free Trade Jared Polis: Will strongly criticize misguided efforts to impose tariffs. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Expand law to divest state resources from Communist China. Gretchen Whitmer: We know saying no to Canada means saying yes to China. |
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Government Reform Andy Beshear: Make it easier and faster for companies to find workers. Brad Little: Remove regulatory barriers to keep up with housing demand. Jared Polis: Continue work to reduce unnecessary laws and regulations . Jim Pillen: We have created far too many boards and commissions. Jim Pillen: Pass winner take all for electoral college votes. Joe Lombardo: Not requiring a valid ID to vote makes no sense . Kelly Armstrong: We will continue to push back against federal bureaucracy. Kelly Ayotte: Streamline state agency approvals for housing production. Kim Reynolds: We were doing DOGE before DOGE was a thing. Laura Kelly: Streamline our systems to be more efficient and effective. Phil Murphy: Easing outdated restrictions can lead to affordable housing. Phil Murphy: Time to make same-day voter registration a reality . Tony Evers: We begin with a new Legislature elected under new, fair maps. Bill Lee: More bureaucracy does not mean better service. Bob Ferguson: Direct state agencies to review all housing regulations . Greg Abbott: Require state agencies to slash rules, fees, and regulations. Jeff Landry: Restrict attorney advertising promising monetary outcomes. Matt Meyer: Our housing policy will streamline regulation. Matt Meyer: This state needs an independent Inspector General. Mike Braun: Cut at least a quarter of government regulations. Mike DeWine: Companies like our business-friendly regulatory environment. Mike Kehoe: We will not support DEI programs in state government. Patrick Morrisey: Create a "one-stop shop" system for permitting approvals. |
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Gun Control Brian Kemp: We've allocated $294 million for campus safety so far. Dan McKee: Let's finally enact a ban on assault weapons. Josh Green: We have held two successful gun buyback events so far. Kristi Noem: Defended our Second Amendment more than any other state. Tony Evers: Take steps to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Janet Mills: It's the government's responsibility to prevent gun violence. Henry McMaster: Graduated criminal penalties for illegal gun possession. |
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Health Care Andy Beshear: Budget provided record funding for childhood cancer research. Brian Kemp: Covering over 200,000 more than Medicaid expansion would. Dan McKee: Provide student loan forgiveness for primary care physicians. Jared Polis: FDA should approve our prescription drug importation plan. Joe Lombardo: Double our investment in graduate medical education. Josh Green: Educational loan repayments for health care professionals. Kathy Hochul: We need to expand involuntary commitment into a hospital. Katie Hobbs: Expand access to family planning services . Kelly Armstrong: Creating new position: Commissioner of Recovery and Re-entry. Kim Reynolds: Impose work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid. Laura Kelly: Only reason not to expand Medicaid is partisan politics. Maura Healey: We opened 31 Community Behavioral Health Centers. Ned Lamont: Helping small businesses negotiate healthcare a big priority. Tina Kotek: Eliminate the backlog at Oregon's health licensing boards. Tony Evers: Remove the sales tax on over-the-counter medications. J.B. Pritzker: Rein in the unfair practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Janet Mills: Choice shouldn't be between medical care and paying bills. Jeff Landry: Verify Medicaid residency against driver's license records. Josh Shapiro: Implement universal postpartum screenings for moms. Mark Gordon: Increase Medicaid funding to providers of OB services. Matt Meyer: Expand our Division of Public Health mobile health units. Mike DeWine: Vision screening to be provided to all K-3 students. Tate Reeves: Now is the worst possible time to expand Medicaid. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Increased Medicaid provider rates to among nation's highest. |
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Homeland Security Katie Hobbs: No one who served our nation should live on the street. Kelly Ayotte: Make New Hampshire the most veteran-friendly state. |
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Immigration Brad Little: Idaho has sent four missions supporting border states. Glenn Youngkin: Sanctuary cities not helping ICE should lose state funding. Jared Polis: Hope for legal pathways to citizenship for Dreamers. Kelly Ayotte: We need to ban sanctuary policies in our state. Kristi Noem: This invasion is an existential threat to America. Maura Healey: Immigrants who work and pay taxes deserve a path forward. Greg Abbott: Assist in arresting, jailing, deporting illegal immigrants. Kay Ivey: Finish the wall and eliminate federal benefits for illegals. Mike Braun: Indiana will not be a safe haven for illegal immigration. Mike Kehoe: Will work with Trump to crack down on illegal immigration. Ron DeSantis: It is now a crime to enter Florida illegally. Jason Pizzo: Require E-Verify for employers to curb illegal immigration. |
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Jobs Dan McKee: Create 1,000 new work-based learning opportunities in RI. Jared Polis: I strongly oppose Colorado becoming a right-to-work state. Kristi Noem: Businesses welcomed apprenticeship programs with open arms. Phil Murphy: We've nearly doubled state minimum wage to $15.49 an hour. Bill Lee: Tennessee Works Scholarship covers tuition, tools, equipment. Josh Shapiro: Let's raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. Kevin Stitt: Create 250 new apprenticeship and internship programs. Mike Braun: Replaced political DEI ideology with MEI based on merit. Mike DeWine: Encourage employers to hire ex-offenders after incarceration. |
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Principles & Values Andy Beshear: Assembly should be thoughtful, prayerful about legislation. Andy Beshear: Time to reintroduce the world to our New Kentucky Home. Brad Little: Trump's vision for America actually looks a lot like Idaho! Brad Little: Being an American means freedom; self-reliance; faith in God. Brian Kemp: We showed that the Georgia Way is indeed the better way. Glenn Youngkin: Virginia is competing; Virginia is winning . Greg Gianforte: Montana can be a model for our sometimes-fractured nation. Jim Pillen: I'm grateful that almighty God has given me a second shot. Kelly Armstrong: North Dakota is home to the best people on Earth. Kelly Ayotte: New Hampshire is the best state in the entire country. Kelly Ayotte: I want to teach kids about the importance of serving others. Kristi Noem: We embody the values and morals that built this nation. Kristi Noem: Our rights come from God, not government. Laura Kelly: Both parties have good ideas and some pretty wacky ones. Ned Lamont: More visitors are coming to Connecticut and staying. Phil Murphy: In New Jersey, our values are who we are. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Inmates deserve access to programs like Pathway to Freedom. Spencer Cox: Utah is where the American dream still means something. Tina Kotek: My sense of hope comes from my personal faith in God. Greg Abbott: Texas is the blueprint for America's future. J.B. Pritzker: We don't have kings in America, won't bend the knee to one. Jeff Landry: Hours of work a reminder of God's gift of time and sacrifice. Josh Shapiro: Resist the temptation to put politics above people. Kay Ivey: We're in the greatest state in the greatest nation on Earth. Kevin Stitt: We have to have the courage to fight for the American Dream. Matt Meyer: We have to protect the Delawareans who rely on us the most. Mike Dunleavy: Alaska has always been a place where risk is rewarded. Mike Kehoe: Won't sacrifice my core, Christian, conservative beliefs. Patrick Morrisey: We stand for God, life, religious liberty, the 2nd Amendment. Tim Walz: Turned down pay raise every year as Governor. Larry Rhoden: Roots are in South Dakota: I was born here; I will die here. Larry Rhoden: Parents taught us the importance of faith in Jesus Christ. Larry Rhoden: Our rights come from God, not from government. |
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Tax Reform Brian Kemp: Committed to saving Georgia taxpayers over $7.6 billion! Glenn Youngkin: Propose the Car Tax Credit for Working Class Families. Greg Gianforte: We should reduce the income tax rate from 5.9% to 4.9%. Jay Inslee: We're keeping our capital gains tax on extraordinary profits. Jim Pillen: The work of making Nebraska a low-tax state is far from over. Josh Green: Reduce taxes from between 10 to 71% for working families. Kathy Hochul: I'm calling for a sweeping middle-class income tax cut. Kelly Ayotte: High taxes in Massachusetts are a cautionary tale for us. Kelly Ayotte: No income tax, no sales tax, not now, not ever. Laura Kelly: I've signed into law $2 billion in tax cuts. Phil Scott: I say all the time: we need more taxpayers, not more taxes. Spencer Cox: It's way past time to eliminate state tax on Social Security. Tony Evers: Signed tax relief primarily targeted to the middle class. Janet Mills: Raise cigarette excise tax for the first time in two decades. Jeff Landry: Our quest is the total elimination of the state income tax. Josh Shapiro: Close loophole allowing businesses to avoid their fair share. Josh Stein: Targeted tax cuts for middle-class and working families. Kevin Stitt: Cut incomes taxes now, follow a path to zero income tax. Matt Meyer: Readjust the scales to ensure the richest pay their share. Mike Kehoe: Eliminate the individual income tax once and for all. Patrick Morrisey: Ensure we have the lowest income tax of the states we touch. Tate Reeves: Single best thing we can do is eliminate state's income tax. Tim Walz: Close loopholes the wealthy use to avoid paying taxes. Wes Moore: Those who have done exceptionally well pay a little more. Henry McMaster: Cut until we eliminate the personal income tax altogether. Ron DeSantis: A Second Amendment summer for the purchases of firearms. |
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Technology Glenn Youngkin: Calls for cell phone-free education in our K-12 schools. Greg Gianforte: Ban social media from kids' info & from schools. Jim Pillen: Ban phones in classrooms; protect children from social media. Kelly Ayotte: We will be taking action to ban cell phones in our schools. Kim Reynolds: Keep school instruction time free from digital distractions. Maura Healey: In Massachusetts, we pioneered the science for A.I. Phil Murphy: Ban cell phones from our K-12 classrooms. Phil Murphy: Allow mobile driver's licenses accessible from smartphones. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: We will ban cell phones in our schools, bell to bell. Gretchen Whitmer: Let's pass bipartisan legislation to limit phones in class. Josh Stein: Classrooms should be cell phone-free zones! Kay Ivey: Supports a bill to put a ban on cell phones in schools. Kay Ivey: We have supported over 200 broadband expansion projects. Matt Meyer: Work to get cell phones out of classrooms. Patrick Morrisey: Allow schools to ban cell phones in the classroom. |
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Welfare & Poverty Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Give liability protection to those who donate food. Josh Green: We've adopted the approach that "housing is healthcare". Tina Kotek: We know housing supply is the long-term solution. Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Exempt foster families, grandparents from income tax. Larry Rhoden: Work is a gift, not a punishment; treat it that way. |
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