2023 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Corporations


Dan McKee: Eliminate litter tax, a big nuisance for small business

Did you know that businesses across our state are required to pay a so-called litter tax? Here's the kicker--the fees collected from this tax don't even go towards cleaning up litter, and paying this tax is a big nuisance for small businesses. We need to improve our small business climate by doing away with fees like this. Let's not only eliminate this tax, but let's also fund an initiative to tackle the litter on our streets, beaches and recreational areas.

With one of the largest surpluses in the history of our state we provided over $120 million in tax relief to Rhode Islanders. As part of that relief, 110,000 child tax rebate checks went out to parents. Rhode Islanders no longer have to be burdened by a car tax bill in their mailboxes because we eliminated it. Our seniors received an additional $4 million in property tax relief. Veterans no longer have to pay the state tax on their military service pensions because we ended that tax for good.

Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the R.I. legislature Jan 17, 2023

Janet Mills: Direct economic relief to nearly 1000 small businesses

We have delivered direct economic relief to nearly 1,000 small businesses and supported more than 100 infrastructure projects to create jobs and revitalize communities. We have invested $300 million to support our workforce, in everything from job training, to business supports, to housing, to child care. These investments are helping tens of thousands of people acquire skills and find good paying careers in health care, in the trades, in teaching, and in paid apprenticeships.
Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Maine legislature Feb 14, 2023

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Candidates and political leaders on Corporations:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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