John Carney in 2021 Governor's State of the State speeches


On Budget & Economy: Proposes fund to convert existing properties for employers

We need to make it easy for businesses to start here and stay here. That's why I'm again proposing a Site Readiness Fund, so we can quickly convert existing properties to meet the needs of prospective employers. Two years ago, we started a new grant program: Encouraging Development and Growth Expansion, or EDGE for short. We've awarded nearly $1.5 million in EDGE Grants to 20 companies. This year we'll expand the EDGE grant program, to encourage even more small businesses to grow and innovate.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Delaware legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Crime: We banned chokeholds, now body cameras for every officer

Last year we banned choke holds. This year, we will support a plan to get body cameras for every police officer in the state. There is so much more work to be done, but we have made important progress this year.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Delaware legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Education: Double Opportunity Funding for public schools

We created the Opportunity Funding program--Delaware's first weighted student funding system. We designed the program to offer classroom-based support for low-income students and English learners. And for the educators who work so hard with these students every day. Over the next three years, we will more than double Opportunity Funding for public schools across the state. Already, Opportunity Funding is making a difference for our most vulnerable students.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Delaware legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Environment: $50 million investment in new Clean Water Trust Fund

We'll again propose a $50 million investment in a new Clean Water Trust Fund. We will make sure that all Delaware families have access to clean drinking water. And we will place a special focus on those hard-to-serve communities across our state. Delaware's constitution and our oaths of office call on us to protect these natural resources for future generations.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Delaware legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Government Reform: Make mail-in voting a permanent feature of our elections

One of the most important things we did during this pandemic was safeguard our democracy. With the General Assembly's help, we allowed mail-in voting for the first time. That meant hundreds of thousands of Delawareans could stay safe from the pandemic, while exercising their right to vote. And I look forward to signing legislation to make mail-in voting a permanent feature of our elections--from school board and town hall elections to the election for the President of the United States.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Delaware legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Technology: Provided 25,000 low-income students with internet access

In Kent and Sussex counties, we have made it a priority to expand access to highspeed broadband and eliminate internet deserts. In the past year, we expanded wireless broadband to over 500 Delawareans. That number continues to grow each week. The Department of Education and DTI partnered to create the Connect Delaware program. Through this program, we provided over 25,000 low-income students with reliable internet access.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Delaware legislature Jan 26, 2021

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