Showing posts with label State of the State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State of the State. Show all posts

Thursday, January 25, 2018

CAGOP: Governor Brown's Talking Points (And What He Forgot to Talk About)

California Governor Jerry Brown gavehis last--thank god --State of the STate address.

I can't believe that this state has suffered under his terrible leadership all these years. What is the matter with California voters, that they continue to send these hateful liberal Democrats to Sacramento, where they continue to rape, pillage, and demonize the citizenry while robbing them blind.

The state goverment has given more benefits to illegal aliens and to third-world dependents than to California's citizenry, the men and women who pay the bills in this state.

The Bill of Rights mean nothing to California progressives, who think that they are above the law. Democrats have announced publically that they will pass legislation, even if every court in the land deems such legislation unconstitutional.

Whatever talk about economic recovery which has gained ground in the state of California, it is nothing compared to the epic losses of major manufacturing, building, investment, financial resources, and the innovation economy which makes any state thrive.

Crime is up, good jobs are down, housing is beyond costly. Whatever jobs remain are not enough to live and thrive. Most adults are either living with their parents or sharing a room with another adult. Whatever happened to upward mobility?



But for Governor Moonbeam, everything is mainstream wonderful:

Dear Arthur,
I hope one of your talking points on Jerry Brown‘s last State of the State Address is that he’s the "luckiest" Governor in recent history.
Jerry Brown has dealt with nothing but a growing national economy since he was elected. The national economic recovery began in 2009, and he was elected in 2010. He’s had eight years of economic growth as Governor.
Arnold had to deal with the worldwide financial crisis; Davis had to deal with the dotcom collapse and was Governor during 911.
Pete Wilson became Governor right as the country was going into recession.
So yes, he’s been able to surf off the national financial economic wake.
But beyond that:
The violent crime rate is up 15.7% over the last two years because Jerry Brown lead the effort to let the bad guys out of jail and prison.
60% of Californians are thinking of moving because the cost of housing and living is too great. 
Hideous
There’s no evidence the test scores of students have risen significantly, if at all. In spite of the fact that he’s pumped tens of billions of dollars of additional money into education.
His High-Speed Rail from LA to San Francisco isn’t high speed, and it doesn’t go from LA to San Francisco. It was cutting edge technology when he was Governor in the 1970's, but it’s outdated technology today. And cost overruns continue to plague his premier infrastructure plan.
His overreach on environmental policy requires utilities in California to buy more solar energy than they need, and has forced California utilities to pay utilities in other states to take the surplus power off of our hands. So ratepayers get to pay for energy they don’t need and then have to pay utilities in other states to take the power, which benefits residents of Arizona.
Jerry Brown could’ve taken on public employee unions and really fix the pension system, but he’s been timid and only tinkered around it at the edges.
And just as only Nixon could go to China, Jerry Brown could’ve taken on the California Environmental Quality Act and really fixed it. But he’s been absent from that fight too.

The leadership of Governor Jerry Brown has been an epic failure ... except in one sense: the destruction and degradation defining our state has all been part of a large, determined plan to promte the needs of coastal elites at the expense of everyone else in the state. There are really two states: the uber-blue coastline, and the red interior, an interior where poor people are getting poorer, where access to good schools and quality jobs has fallen on hard times, getting worse by the day.

California needs better, must do better.

We need a Republican Party, however, which will fight for this better, not go along with the corrupt Deep State of Sacramento and the bureaucratic hustle which enriches consultants and well-connected contractors at the expense of everyone else.

The legacy of Jerry Brown is a legacy which we must flush down as fast as we can.

Please, Californians, we need a real change. We need to Make California Great Again!


Friday, January 5, 2018

Vermont GOP Governor Delivers 2018 State of the State Address (Tax Cuts, Spending Cuts!)

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Greetings,
Earlier today Governor Scott delivered his 2018 State of the State address highlighting the progress of the past year and strengthening his commitment to growing the economy and making Vermont more affordable, while protecting the most vulnerable.
 
MAKING PROGRESS
 
Last session, Governor Scott presented, fought for and signed a budget that did not raise a single tax or fee for the first time in memory. He drew a line in the sand and said the state budget would not grow faster than wages, which means state government actually helped Vermonters keep more of what they earn. In addition, over the last 12 months, Governor Scott and his administration closed a budget gap of nearly $60 million.  He also reduced education costs by $13 million in order to keep statewide property tax rates level for the first time in more than a decade.
 
His housing package (the most substantial investment in new housing in state history)will deliver 600 additional units of housing that working families can afford; employ 1,000 Vermonters; help attract new workers to the state, and generate $10 million in wages.
 
A few other key highlights from the past year include: the expansion of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts to help communities encourage private investment; the expansion of downtown tax credits; additional funding for the Vermont Small Business Development Center; investments in tourism and marketing; tax exemptions on forestry products; and alterations to the telecommunications permitting process...among others. These pro-growth investments are an important step toward a stronger economy and more opportunity to all four corners of Vermont.
 
The Governor provided leadership on the opiate crisis, by supporting the expansion of the “hub and spoke” treatment model that has substantially reduced, and in some areas eliminated, waiting lists for treatment. Also, over the course of the past year, the Governor’s PIVOT program worked to rethink and reform processes in state government to make them more efficient and effective. Just one example, one team streamlined construction permit applications, improving average turnaround time by 30%. There are currently 44 more of these projects underway.
 
And Governor Scott is just getting started!
 
SETTING THE AGENDA
 
In his State of the State, Governor Scott also asked the Legislature to work with him to restore the economic foundation of our state. He said he will continue to fight for affordability, expanding the workforce, and investing in pro-growth areas.
 
The Governor was crystal clear: He will not accept a budget with any new taxes or fees--including an increase in the property tax--again this year.
 
He outlined a workforce expansion plan and an innovative, data-driven campaign, focused on training Vermonters for existing jobs, creating the best cradle-to-career education system in the nation, and deploying innovative tools to recruit new working age people to our state.
 
The Governor underscored the importance of economic development to securing a prosperous future. He stated his intention to introduce new legislation to support rural economic development, affordable housing, help working families and young professionals, and revitalize our downtowns. Specific proposals will be outlined in his Budget Address on January, 23.
 
Finally, the Governor announced his plan to introduce a comprehensive Veterans package, which will support those who have bravely served our country, state, and communities. This includes tuition free higher education for Guard members, improving licensing and scholarship opportunities, and perhaps most importantly, eliminating Vermont’s tax on military pensions.
 
SETTING THE TONE
 
But in order to accomplish these goals, the Governor stressed that we must pull together. He said:
 
“The solutions we were elected to find are achievable, but we must not let our work be clouded by politics. We must resist the instinct to retreat to ideological corners.Progress requires a willingness to compromise, to listen, to find consensus and to be honest and respectful brokers on behalf of all Vermonters.
 
“We must do everything we can, to pull our nation out of darkness and restore civility and respect to our public process...

“We have an opportunity to set an example with our actions, we can commit to meaningful dialogue and be guided by our shared principles, we can work together towards consensus whenever possible, and compromise when its required…

“If we do these things we will make a difference in the lives of Vermonters, we will live up to the promise of our history, and in the decades to come the record will show, in our nation's hour of need, Vermonters, once again, led the way.”
 
To view the Governor’s complete State of the State address, click [here].
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Phil Scott for Vermont, Glen Wright, Treasurer,
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