Mike DeWine in 2022 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Budget & Economy:
Make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in Appalachia
One of the most important things we can do is to make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in Appalachia. I will work together with you and community leaders to help the region plan and implement improvements that reflect the vision of local
communities, investing in things, such as downtown re-development, further expansion of broadband coverage, workforce development, student wellness in schools, and fighting the on-going battle against addiction. And THIS--this is now Appalachia's time.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
On Crime:
Create permanent funding for on-going police training
Some years, the State funds police training. Most years, we don't. Professional development training, year after year, is something that every single police officer wants, and it directly benefits the public. In last year's budget, you created a
Commission to study this problem. I am asking you simply to adopt the recommendations of the Commission that you created. These recommendations will create a permanent funding source for on-going training.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
On Crime:
Get tough on convicted violent offenders who use guns
We must strengthen our laws to deal with violent offenders who have lost their legal right to possess a firearm, but still carry and use weapons to commit violent crime. Now, it's a small group, but we must target them, and we must remove them from
society! There is a bill that achieves this goal by increasing penalties on these dangerous felons. We need to get tough on the convicted violent offenders who carry and use weapons in violation of the law.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
On Families & Children:
Help kids with multiple medical and behavioral challenges
We have started the reform of Medicaid out of our shared-commitment to multi-system kids, through a program we call OhioRISE. Under OhioRise, children who have multiple medical and behavioral health
challenges will now get the help they need -- in their own communities. Parents will no longer be forced to give up custody in order to get their children the help they need -- and families will stay together.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
On Health Care:
Treat mental illness as a health issue, not a crime
The future Ohio that I envision has the best, most robust behavioral health workforce in the country--a workforce that is hailed as heroic and valued as a vital part of our healthcare system.An Ohio where mental illness isn't criminalized,
lessening pressure on the criminal justice system. Shame, fear, stigma, and embarrassment are erased. Mental illness is treated as a health issue--not as a crime. And those who seek help are met with respect--and treated with the dignity they deserve.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
On Principles & Values:
There is simply no better place to raise a family than Ohio!
There is simply no better place to raise a family than Ohio! No better place to live. No better place to start or grow a business. And no better place that provides more opportunity than Ohio!What Wilbur Wright said 100 years ago
is still true today: "If I were giving a young [person] advice as to how [they] might succeed in life, I would say: . pick out a good father and mother and begin life in Ohio!" My friends--Now is the time to seize our Ohio moment!
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature
Mar 23, 2022
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