2015 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Technology

John Kasich: Replace "Rust Belt" with Cloud computing and 3-D printing

The biggest businesses in America have less employees. Look at the ones that are really skyrocketing in this country. Cloud computing, 3-D printing. 3-D printing, have you ever seen it? It's amazing what it means and what it can mean. Telemedicine and the medical devices that make it possible, logistics, financial services, IT services. These are the cutting-edge industries we must have in Ohio. They just can't be somewhere else.

And we can't continue to be known as the rust belt. No one likes rust. We need the new industries. We need the new economy in this state.

Greg Abbott: Proposition 1: the people have demanded $4B for roads

My budget adds more than $4 billion a year to build more roads in Texas without raising taxes, fees, tolls or debt. This funding comes from 3 places: One is the funding received from Proposition 1. Two, it ends diversions of state highway funds-- tax dollars paid for roads should be spent on roads. Third, my plan constitutionally dedicates one-half of the existing motor vehicle sales tax to fund roads.

The plan--including the constitutional amendment--is needed to ensure TxDOT has the sustainable, recurring and predictable revenue needed to plan large-scale, multi-year construction projects. Regardless of the priorities that may exist in this Capitol, the voters made unequivocally clear their priority--they want roads funded.

Bruce Rauner: Competitive bidding at Department of Transportation

At the Illinois Tollway, uncompetitive bidding has cost toll payers over $1 billion since 2005. At the Department of Transportation, uncompetitive bidding costs taxpayers more than $100 million per year.

Reforming the prevailing wage laws could save our schools nearly $160 million every year. We must restructure bidding for construction projects at every level of government because reforms will save taxpayers billions--and we can reinvest these billions in even more capital projects to help our communities.

Martin O`Malley: $25M more for road improvements

Today I am pleased to announce a supplemental to our FY2016 budget that will increase Highway User Revenues by $25 million and give counties and municipalities the most money for road improvements that they have received since FY 2009.

Further, we are committed to increasing the local share of Highway User Revenues from 10% today to its original high point of 30% over the next 8 years.

Pat McCrory: Establish cabinet-level Department of Information Technology

We found that the state has 40 data centers with over 1,000 different computer systems. That's hardly an example of efficiency. We discovered that obvious opportunities to pool the purchasing power of several agencies are often bypassed.

My administration is going to insert accountability into out IT operations by proposing a new cabinet-level Department of Information Technology. The IT professionals throughout the Cabinet agencies and departments of the Executive Branch will report to the new department. However, they will remain housed with their secretaries to provide in-house expertise and service.

Steve Bullock: Create jobs by investing in roads and bridges

HB 5 Legislative Summary:

• $39M: New Montana Heritage Center - capital project
• $122M: Montana University System - capital projects
• $16M: Local match for Regional Water Authorities
• $28M: state endowment appropriations for water/wastewater
• $29M: technology account appropriations for school facilities

Andrew Cuomo: $291M for road & airport infrastructure improvements

2015 Opportunity Agenda: proposals involving infrastructure:
• Proposal #4: Modernize JFK, LGA, Stewart and Republic Airports
• Proposal #5: Propose making Republic and Stewart Airports tax-free zones through START-UP NY
• Proposal #6: Build New Metro-North Stations in the Bronx and Extend Access to Penn Station
• Proposal #7: Invest $150 million to construct vertical parking structures at strategic locations on Long Island and Westchester
• Proposal #8: Invest in the New NY Bridge and stabilize the NYS Thruway
• Proposal #9: Ensure statewide high-speed broadband access by the end of 2018
• Proposal #19: Launch 76West, a clean energy business competition in the Southern Tier
• Proposal #20: Invest $65 million in ports and rail hub infrastructure
• Proposal #21: Invest $50 million to transform our State Fairgrounds into a year-round, premier multi-use facility
• Proposal #22: Spend $1.5 million to purchase land for training and $25 million for improvements along Route 26

Terry McAuliffe: $4.2M to compete for high energy Electron Ion Collider

Our sole competition for the ion collider project is the state of New York--and we simply cannot allow those New Yorkers to come down here to Virginia and take our collider project.

Terry McAuliffe: Launched Cybersecurity Commission & bioscience summit

Soon after taking office, I launched the Virginia Cybersecurity Commission, chaired by Richard Clarke, who has advised three presidents on national security. Their continued work and diligence, coupled with the vast array of cyber assets already in the commonwealth puts us in a strong position to win the proposed federal cyber campus.

I am also working hard to make Virginia a leader in the bioscience industry. We just convened our first bioscience summit with Dr. Bob Langer, the leading MIT researcher, so that we can better coordinate and leverage our great academic and private sector assets to compete in this emerging industry. If we work together, starting today, we can succeed where others have failed before.