State of Louisiana Archives: on Technology


John Bel Edwards: Fund high speed, afford broadband for everyone in Louisiana

I want to make sure that we are maximizing federal dollars to serve as many people as possible. That includes capitalizing on funding for high speed, affordable broadband for every single person in Louisiana.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Louisiana legislature Apr 12, 2021

Adrian Perkins: Test technology innovations in smaller cities

As an African-American law student studying innovation, I've felt isolated when reading about innovative cities that do not look like my hometown. Various forces in the tech world are denying minorities and smaller cities the chance to influence the direction of technology's march into the future. Just as minorities deserve equal opportunities in the tech world, Shreveport and other cities like it need technology just as much as New York and San Francisco.
Source: Wired magazine on 2020 Louisiana Senate race Jul 12, 2017

John Bel Edwards: Gas tax to pay for transportation and coastal infrastructure

Louisiana is ranked last in the nation for state investment in transportation. One of the problems is that the value of our gas tax has plummeted over the years. There has not been an increase in state fuel tax revenue since 1989, resulting in a 56 percent reduction in buying power from inflation alone. We've got to restore the value of our gas tax if we expect to make any headway on improving our infrastructure. Otherwise, we'll continue to lag behind and our roads and bridges will be clogged with traffic congestion.

I urge you to take a serious look at what we can do to better invest in our state's roads, bridges and ports going forward.

One of the easiest decisions you can make this session is passing the 2017 Coastal Master Plan and the Coastal Annual Plan. We are in a race against time to save our coast, and the difference between success and failure lies in the quickness of our response and the boldness of our actions.

Source: 2017 Louisiana State of the State address Apr 10, 2017

John Bel Edwards: Cut $7B in tax giveaways which cause unsafe roads & bridges

Edwards stressed his plans to fairly cut the unproductive portions of the nearly $7 billion in annual tax giveaways so that, "we can address the structural problems in our budget and end the practice of putting a band-aid on this serious problem which is now causing our roads and bridges to be less safe, our hospital emergency rooms to close, and our students to pay 90% more tuition than when Bobby Jindal took office.
Source: Response to 2015 Louisiana State of the State address Sep 9, 2015

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2020 Presidential contenders on Technology:
  Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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