Larry Hogan in 2021 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Budget & Economy:
COVID: $1 billion in tax relief and economic stimulus
Our top legislative priority is the RELIEF Act of 2021. This emergency legislation will provide more than $1 billion in immediate tax relief and economic stimulus for struggling Maryland families, small businesses, and those who have
lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.But short-term emergency economic relief isn't enough. We also need to lay the foundation for strong, long lasting economic recovery.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Maryland legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Education:
Scholarships for deserving students for non-public schools
Every single child in Maryland deserves a world-class education. That's why we are proposing that every school system receives more funding, regardless of declining enrollment figures. And we are expanding investment for full-day pre-K targeted
tutoring, scholarships for deserving students to attend non-public schools, and we are proposing the largest investment in school construction in state history to bring every single one of the state's schools into the 21st century.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Maryland legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Principles & Values:
The truth doesn't know party affiliation
We all desperately want to return to our normal lives. But no matter how difficult it is to hear, you deserve the truth. The truth doesn't know party affiliation.
It doesn't care what any of us think or what we want. So many of the problems we face today as a nation are because politicians refuse to tell the hard truths when it doesn't fit their agenda.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Maryland legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Tax Reform:
$1 billion+ in tax cuts for every single retired Marylander
Lifelong Marylanders are moving to other states for one reason: our state's sky-high retirement taxes. We cannot let this keep happening. So once again, we are proposing more than $1 billion in tax cuts for every single retired Marylander,
which will help keep tens of thousands of Marylanders from fleeing our state. Now more than ever, Marylanders need to be able to keep more of their hard-earned money in their own pockets.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Maryland legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Tax Reform:
Not a single tax increase since I was elected governor
In spite of the national economic distress, for the seventh consecutive year, our FY 2022 Maryland budget is 100% structurally balanced with absolutely no tax increases, with no layoffs or furloughs of our hardworking state employees and without cutting
any essential services for Maryland citizens. Maryland has not had a single tax increase since I was elected governor.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Maryland legislature
Feb 3, 2021
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