2024 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Jobs
Brad Little:
We banned diversity statements in university hiring
Idaho was the first state to ban critical race theory in our schools. We're taking a stand that we should NOT divide our children.
We also banned diversity statements in university hiring. Our academic freedom policies protect free speech on campus while barring hateful, dangerous threats against the Jewish people.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Idaho legislature
Jan 8, 2024
Phil Murphy:
State minimum wage now $15/hour, will adjust for inflation
As of this month, New Jersey's minimum wage has officially reached over $15 an hour. That is a promise kept! And, it will adjust for inflation.
So even when costs rise--working people will not fall behind. In fact, by the time I leave office, our minimum wage could be nearly double what it was when I was elected to this office in 2017.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the N.J. legislature
Jan 9, 2024
Dan McKee:
Jobs in the life science sector are good-paying jobs
For over a decade, Rhode Island leaders have talked about how Massachusetts is a leader in life science and that Rhode Island could be as well. Jobs in the life science sector are good-paying jobs usually commanding six figures. We want these jobs in
Rhode Island to help raise per capita income. To grow the talent pipeline and solidify Rhode Island as a life science leader, my budget will propose building a new life science school at the University of Rhode Island through a bond referendum.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the R.I. legislature
Jan 17, 2024
Henry McMaster:
One thing we do not need is more labor unions
One thing we do not need is more labor unions. We have gotten where we are without them, and we do not need them now. We are a right to work state. We have the lowest union membership in the country. However, our prosperity--and that of generations
to come--face a clear and present danger from the big labor unions. Their membership is at an all-time low and falling. So now they are looking at us--and other booming southeastern states--none of which want or need labor unions.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the S.C. legislature
Jan 24, 2024
Jared Polis:
Increase the number of state government apprenticeships
We're developing the next generation of farmers and ranchers through the Agricultural Workforce Development Program, to help young people, particularly in rural areas, get real world experience on a working farm or ranch through paid apprenticeships.
But we want to go even further, increasing the number of state government apprenticeships by 50% and supporting the creation of 100 new apprenticeship opportunities in the private sector - both by June 30 of this year.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Colorado legislature
Jan 11, 2024
Josh Shapiro:
Treat career paths with the same respect as choosing college
I'm sick and tired of hearing someone say to a high school student, "well… college just might not be right for you. Maybe you should think about becoming a welder." That elitist attitude is wrong--and it hurts our Commonwealth.
If you're in the 10th or 11th grade and you're excited about being a welder or a plumber, we should celebrate that. And we should treat that career path with the same level of respect as someone who chooses to go to college.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the PA legislature
Feb 6, 2024
Josh Shapiro:
Minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hr for 15 years--It's a shanda!
I'm not looking to give a handout. I want to give a hand up--and create an opportunity economy that gives everyone a shot. In order to create that kind of opportunity, Pennsylvanians need to earn a decent wage. And come on guys, let's be real, our
minimum wage has been stuck at 7.25 an hour for 15 years. It's a shanda! If you don't know what that means, ask the budget secretary later. It's time we raise our minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour. Because we're falling behind.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the PA legislature
Feb 6, 2024
Jay Inslee:
We're training workers for jobs in this clean energy economy
We will not relent to our greatest challenges. We will not go backward. This is the Evergreen State and the Ever Forward State. And we're going ever forward on our evergreen agenda. Climate change is our present, but climate collapse does not have to be
inevitable. This Legislature put us on a clear--and necessary--path to slash greenhouse gases 95% by 2050. We will stay the course. Any delay would be a betrayal of our children's future. We are on the razor's edge between promise and peril.
From sustainable aviation fuels and EV battery manufacturing in Moses Lake to electric buses in Ferndale, we're attracting and creating thousands of good-paying jobs in clean energy and clean technology. And as fossil fuel jobs go away, we're training
those workers for jobs in this new clean energy economy. These jobs are coming on quickly. The new Pacific Northwest federal hydrogen hub will create 8,000 jobs alone for the production and distribution of green hydrogen to reduce pollution.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to Washington legislature
Jan 9, 2024
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