Janet Mills in 2019 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Crime:
Expand personnel to fight crime in courtrooms and computers
Our budget bolsters public safety: By beefing up security in courtrooms. By authorizing fifteen additional state troopers and sergeants to ensure a 24-hour police presence statewide, including in all rural areas. By adding seven positions to the
Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit. There can be no more important purpose of government than to protect our children from violent predators. We will continue to work with community groups to combat the scourge of domestic violence.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Education:
Expand pre-school; pay teachers a living wage
This budget begins making pre-kindergarten programs available to every 4-year old in Maine.We provide $18.5 million to Child Development Services to support our youngest and neediest children. For kindergarten through high school, we provide an
additional $126 million. This budget invests in recruitment and retention to ensure that teachers in Maine will not be forced to leave the state for a living wage. This budget ensures that no teacher in Maine will make less than $40,000 a year.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Education:
Invest $126M in public schools, and $18M for child services
This budget begins making pre-kindergarten programs available to every 4-year old in Maine.We also provide $18.5 million to Child Development Services to support the needs of our youngest and neediest children.
For kindergarten through high school, we provide an additional $126 million over the biennium. This brings the state's share of public education funding to nearly 51 percent of Essential Programs and Services.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
Maine to fight climate change and become green
Our Office of Policy Innovation and the Future is preparing a climate agenda. We will make every effort, without additional general fund dollars:- to assist in the research and development of offshore wind power;
- to provide incentives for
community and residential solar power;
- to promote energy efficiency and weatherization;
- to increase the use of heat pumps;
- to build charging stations for electric vehicles;
- and to help local & state government become "green."
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
Combat climate change: offshore wind & electric incentives
Climate change is a priority issue. We will make every effort, without additional general fund dollars: to assist the University of Maine in the research and development of offshore wind power; to provide incentives for community and residential solar
power; to promote energy efficiency and weatherization; to increase the use of heat pumps; to build charging stations and incentives for electric vehicles; and to help local and state government become "green."
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Health Care:
Medicaid expansion helps everyone
Expanding MaineCare will help rural hospitals--which are some of the largest employers in their communities, often the only source of care, and often on the edge of financial collapse--because expansion will reduce the amount of uncompensated care they
are asked to provide. We expect that this will reduce the cost of health insurance to small businesses, self-employed individuals and employees--whose insurance rates are essentially making up the difference for hospitals' uncompensated care.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Health Care:
Expanding MaineCare helps needy & helps hospitals
Expanded MaineCare will help up to 70,000 people who now lack affordable health insurance, so that they will never again have to face the choice between medical care and bankruptcy. Expanding MaineCare will also help our rural hospitals--
which are some of the largest employers in their communities, often the only source of care, and often on the edge of financial collapse--because expansion will reduce the amount of uncompensated care they are asked to provide.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
On Technology:
$2M for broadband; $5M for rural development
To expand the economy, the budget:- Invests $2 million in broadband, designed to draw down much larger amounts of federal money to Maine;
- Funds $5 million for rural development; and
- Directs funding to market all parts of
Maine not just as a tourist destination, but as places to live and work and raise a family.
Our Department of Economic and Community Development looks forward to leading in the creation of a long range economic plan for our state.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Maine legislature
Feb 11, 2019
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