Tom Wolf in 2021 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Corporations:
Cut state business tax by 25%, closing a loophole
My plan cuts taxes for Pennsylvania businesses. by 25%. No longer will we ask the businesses that power our economy to pay the highest rate in the nation.
And not only does my plan help lift that burden, it levels the playing field by closing the loophole that lets too many corporations benefit from doing business in our commonwealth without paying their fair share.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Drugs:
Bipartisan support for legalizing marijuana
There's a lot more in this budget, including a number of things that I know have bipartisan support:- Building on progress and continuing to reform our criminal justice system.
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Improving the professional licensing process to knock down barriers to entering high-demand professions
- Legalizing recreational marijuana.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Education:
Finally hold charter schools accountable for results
My plan more than doubles our investment in education. We will be able to fully and fairly fund every school, in every school district, in every part of the commonwealth. Putting all this funding through the fair funding formula means that
struggling schools will finally get the resources they need without taking away from schools already being adequately funded. No more passing on the cost of our broken system in the form of skyrocketing property taxes.
Our commitment to education isn't just about funding. It's about quality. My budget includes reforms that would finally hold charter schools accountable for the results they deliver. It lowers administrative costs in the Educational Improvement
Tax Credit program so we can fund 36 million dollars more in scholarships. And it gives the teachers to whom we entrust our children's future the security of a $45,000 dollar minimum annual salary.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Education:
High-quality education is the ticket to greater opportunity
High-quality education is the ticket to greater opportunity for our children. Without it, how can we hope that our kids will lead better lives than we did? By the way: Universal high-quality education leads to healthier people and healthier communities.
If it's not accessible to everyone, how will our kids be able to build a better Pennsylvania than the one we leave them? Over the past five years, we've delivered an additional 1.4 billion dollars in funding, for pre-k through college education.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Principles & Values:
What do people need to be able to build a brighter future?
One of the first things I did was try to get to know the Capitol and the people who worked there. One of those faces belonged to a conservative Republican, sent here by rural voters from a remote area of the Commonwealth. We both came to the job of
public service trying to answer the same questions.What do people need to be able to build a brighter future here in Pennsylvania? What are the barriers that get in their way? And what can we do to help remove those barriers?
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
On Tax Reform:
Tax cuts for working families earning less than $84,000
We're going to stop asking working families to pay the same tax rate my family does. I want to help working families get ahead by reducing their taxes. If you could go back in time and give your younger self just a little bit more help, wouldn't
you do it? And that's exactly what I'm proposing we do for young families across our Commonwealth. If you're married with two kids, and you earn less than $84,000 a year, I suggest we give you a tax cut.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
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