Governor's News - Archives
April 27, 2000
Most of the problems that we've been having budget-wise are in the area of what's known at out-of-home care, and we're working hard not to compromise the care of children, but we are working to operate within our budget.
Most of the problems that we've been having budget-wise are in the area of what's known at out-of-home care, and we're working hard not to compromise the care of children, but we are working to operate within our budget.
February 17, 2000
I'm optimistic we'll that we'll be able to come up with a budget that will make a substantial increase in education funding.
I'm optimistic we'll that we'll be able to come up with a budget that will make a substantial increase in education funding.
January 27, 2000
As I have thought through the last seven years, I think we've accomplished a great deal in the area of quality jobs. We have a state that's had a vibrant economy, we've generated and developed as a state over 250,000 new jobs.
As I have thought through the last seven years, I think we've accomplished a great deal in the area of quality jobs. We have a state that's had a vibrant economy, we've generated and developed as a state over 250,000 new jobs.
December 16, 1999
Over the course of the last seven years we've increased education funding by nearly 70 percent. It's a significant jump, and I want to make another one this year.
Over the course of the last seven years we've increased education funding by nearly 70 percent. It's a significant jump, and I want to make another one this year.
November 22, 1999
I understand that that's a cynicism that, were I just a citizen and not involved in this I might have held the same view, but this has been studied and investigated, and the facts are very clear. What's important now is that...
I understand that that's a cynicism that, were I just a citizen and not involved in this I might have held the same view, but this has been studied and investigated, and the facts are very clear. What's important now is that...
October 28, 1999
We have argued over wilderness since 1964. We have made very little progress in that time. The sides are deeply polarized and have strong differences of opinion. It's not just about a difference in logic, it's a difference in...
We have argued over wilderness since 1964. We have made very little progress in that time. The sides are deeply polarized and have strong differences of opinion. It's not just about a difference in logic, it's a difference in...
September 23, 1999
I think there's a point in the life of every problem when it's small enough you can -- or big enough you can see it, but small enough you can still solve it, and this is a small problem today, but five years from now, ten years...
I think there's a point in the life of every problem when it's small enough you can -- or big enough you can see it, but small enough you can still solve it, and this is a small problem today, but five years from now, ten years...
August 26, 1999
The state has made an estimate of all the damage we have sustained, both in the context of public buildings and our efforts to clean up, recover and protect.
The state has made an estimate of all the damage we have sustained, both in the context of public buildings and our efforts to clean up, recover and protect.
June 24, 1999
We will, I'm sure, have discussions about using that for a myriad of things ranging from education to providing health care for children, and I'm sure there will be those who will present the possibility of a tax cut.
We will, I'm sure, have discussions about using that for a myriad of things ranging from education to providing health care for children, and I'm sure there will be those who will present the possibility of a tax cut.