State of Utah Archives: on Jobs
Allen Glines:
Find best course to raise minimum wage to $15
- Stop companies from paying individuals with disabilities less than minimum wage.
- Eliminate programs that seek to profit from exploiting the ability to pay low wages to individuals with disabilities.
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Determine the best course for raising the federal minimum wage to $15.
- Oppose increases in taxes for middle and lower class.
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nvest in programs that assist in growth and expansion of small business.
- Promote the continued advancement and enhancement of workers rights nationwide.
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Protect the dignity of work, including honest wages, protected retirement, and fair overtime compensation.
Source: 2021 Utah Senate campaign website AllenGlines.com
Jul 21, 2021
Austin Searle:
Funding business start-ups creates jobs, economic growth
The goal of all job creation strategies is to stimulate healthy economic growth. Increasing employee earnings leads to a higher consumer spending rate, which benefits other businesses who depend on consumer sales to stay open and pay vendors.
Funding local areas to those who want to start their own business will be able to put money directly into our hands, create more jobs, build trust, economic growth, and maintain hope and satisfaction.
Source: 2021-2022 Utah Senate race website AustinForSenate.com
Jun 27, 2021
Austin Searle:
Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour
We need to increase the minimum wage for all. Right now, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and it has not increased since 2008. I propose that we raise the minimum to
$15 an hour; this will help all survive and live on a minimum wage, which will be one of the first policies I will fight for serving as your Senator.
Source: 2021-2022 Utah Senate race website AustinForSenate.com
Jun 27, 2021
Spencer Cox:
Funding for job training, not everyone needs a degree
I have proposed significant increases in job training, up-skilling and more money for our trade and technical educational institutions. We must overcome once and for all this terrible idea that every child needs a bachelor's degree to be successful.
It's bad for our kids and it's bad for our economy. Helping our children--and adults--find the pathway that is right for them will strengthen families and our economy.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Utah legislature
Jan 21, 2021
Mike Pence:
Government mandates on energy kill jobs
HARRIS: Joe understands that the west coast is burning. Joe has seen and talked with the farmers in Iowa whose entire crops have been destroyed because of floods. Joe is about saying we're going to invest that in renewable energy, which is going to be
about the creation of millions of jobs. We will achieve net zero emissions by 2050, carbon neutral by 2035. We will also reenter the Climate Agreement with pride.PENCE: You just heard the Senator say that she's going to resubmit America to the
Paris climate accord. Look, the American people have always cherished our environment and will continue to cherish it. We've made great progress reducing CO2 emissions through American innovation and the development
of natural gas through fracking. We don't need a massive $2 trillion Green New Deal that would impose new mandates on businesses. Joe Biden wants us to retrofit four million business buildings.
Source: 2020 Vice-Presidential Debate in Utah
Oct 7, 2020
Rebecca Holcombe:
Better ways to increase wages that setting minimum wage
She appeared less interested in raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, another priority of legislative Democrats. Asked several times whether she supported doing so, Holcombe finally answered, "Yes, yes, and
there are also other ways to increase wages in addition to that that we ought to be looking at." She said those included investing in job training.
Source: Seven Days e-zine on 2020 Utah Gubernatorial race
Jul 16, 2019
Craig Bowden:
Free market instead of affirmative action
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Legally require hiring more women/minorities"?
A: Free market solutions work best for this avenue. Not mandates.
Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Utah Senate candidate
Feb 28, 2018
Misty Snow:
Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour
Snow is a progressive and self-described Sanders-style Democrat. She plans to work on behalf of those who are marginalized and supports and intends to focus on such issues as:- Income inequality
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Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour
- Paid maternity leave
- The expansion of Medicare and Medicaid
- Clean energy initiatives
- LGBT non-discrimination protections at a federal level
Source: Wikipedia article on 2016 Utah Senate race
Aug 31, 2016
Mike Weinholtz:
Raise the minimum wage to fight against poverty
I ran my business with the motto of putting people first, even before profits. This idea helped turn my company, CHG Healthcare, into one of
Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in the nation. I will bring that same attitude to the state when recruiting and growing businesses in the state; this will mean having the political courage to stand up for everyday
Utahns and against special interests for quality jobs.As governor, I will:- Return education funding to pre-recession levels
- Ensure Utah is at the forefront of 21st-century energy production
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Encourage businesses to provide honest wages and offer solid benefits; and
- Raise the minimum wage to fight against poverty.
Source: 2016 Utah gubernatorial campaign website MikeForUtah.com
Jun 17, 2016
Vaughn Cook:
Raise Utah's minimum wage
Cook's platform calls for raising Utah's minimum wage, with potential exemptions for smaller and startup companies; tougher pollution-control mandates to improve air quality; expansion of Medicaid programs covering the poor; and greater transparency
with an end to closed-door caucuses on Utah's Capitol Hill."We suffer from the supermajority of one party," Cook said. "It's just not healthy for us to have a government system so controlled by so few people."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune on 2016 Utah Gubernatorial race
Mar 1, 2016
Gary Herbert:
Remove oppressive nonsensical regulation & spur job creation
While I am optimistic about Utah's future, I realize that 71,000 Utahns still seek employment. And I will continue to work tirelessly with you in the legislature to empower the private sector to create job opportunities for every Utahn.
Sometimes promoting economic development means removing or simplifying overly oppressive or nonsensical regulation that also presents obstacles to job creation. Last year I told you about the results of our state regulatory reform effort.
This year I am pleased to announce that I am partnering with the mayors of Provo, Ogden, Cedar City, and South Jordan on a pilot project to engage in regulatory reform at the local level that I hope could be a model for every city and county.
These efforts exemplify the best kind of economic recovery, with government removing the obstacles to innovation and free market growth, creating real opportunity for all Utahns.
Source: 2013 State of the State Address to Utah Legislature
Jan 30, 2013
Jon Huntsman:
Utah job growth at 5%; unemployment under 3%
I would like the numbers to speak for themselves. During 2006: - Nearly 60,000 new jobs were created in Utah--an historic high for our State
- Our job growth reached 5 percent, more than triple the national average
- Our unemployment rate of
2.5% reached unprecedented levels in State history and was among the lowest in the nation
- and Utah was recognized as America's sixth fastest growing state.
Source: Utah 2007 State of the State address
Jan 16, 2007
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