Illinois is a state with a grand history of profound impact on our nation and our world. Four transformative presidents. The first to ratify two of the most important amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Home of the first cell phone, TV remote and widely used internet browser.
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What all these things have in common is that they were the product of the talented and forward-thinking people of our state. Illinois is great because our people are great.
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Our state has challenges. But one thing I know in life is that if you want to make profound change in a broken system, you have to do the next good thing that needs to get done. Big problems become big problems when you let small problems sit.
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The last year has shown what we can do when we roll up our sleeves and work together to restore stability to our state.
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Those who would shout doom and gloom might be loud – using social media bots and paid hacks to advance their false notions – but they are not many.
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I’m here to tell the carnival barkers, the doomsayers, the paid professional critics – the State of our State is growing stronger each day.
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Our great state has an awful lot that’s going right. And just look at what a difference a year can make.
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We passed a bipartisan, truly balanced budget on time, with renewed investments in job creation, cradle to career education, and physical and mental healthcare. It’s more than just about fiscal discipline. Our budget a moral document that reflects our values as a state.
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For Bonnie Brackett, who runs Heartland Kids Early Learning Center in Marion, the budget crisis became Bonnie’s crisis and disrupted families across the area. At one point, Bonnie’s staff dropped to a low of 14 teachers from a high of 21.
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But this year, with the increase in state funding for child care that we announced in December, Bonnie is not only able to stay in business but has a plan for teacher training, rebuilding enrollment, classroom improvements, and even beginning the process of hiring more staff.
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For the first time in a decade, we passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Rebuild Illinois will create and support 500,000 jobs in the state as we fix our crumbling roads and bridges as well as modernize our hospitals, community centers, universities and colleges.
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Like Reggie Marizetts, Jr. - a first-year apprentice with Laborers’ Local 165 in Peoria who intends to become a full-time journeyman and open his own company - so many young workers are getting new opportunity and creating a bright future.
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Last year we made enormous strides toward equality and opportunity when Democrats and Republicans came together to legalize adult-use cannabis with the most equity-centric legislation in the nation which will result in 63,000 new jobs.
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The bipartisan License to Work Act that I signed two weeks ago ended the practice of revoking driver’s licenses for unpaid parking tickets and fines and restored driving privileges to more than 50,000 people.
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We’ve also begun the long work of tackling our pension problems.
Expanded state pension buyout program
Consolidated 650 downstate and suburban first responder pension systems, which has eluded governors and General Assemblies for almost 75 yearsPrikaži ovu nit -
We did big things to help people. Real people who live and work here every day.
Raised the minimum wage
Advanced equal pay
Provided millions relief from high interest on consumer debt
Expanded health care to tens of thousands more people across the statePrikaži ovu nit -
We are reaffirming that our most important commitments are to our children and their education.
20,000 more kids in child care & thousands more in preschool
Raised teachers' minimum salaries
Expanded vocational training
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We made healthcare more available – and more affordable.
Capped out-of-pocket insulin costs
Expanded insurance coverage for mammograms and reproductive health
Diminished dependence on opioids
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We stood up for human rights and civil rights when we put
@realDonaldTrump on notice that Illinois will not be complicit in his shameful and draconian immigration policies. We opted in to welcoming refugees to Illinois.Prikaži ovu nit -
We invested in public safety by expanding the number of new Illinois State Troopers. And we’re building a new state police forensics lab so we can solve crimes faster & address the backlog of DNA testing of rape evidence — because crime victims shouldn’t have to wait for justice.
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We stopped bad-mouthing the state and started passing laws that make Illinois more attractive for businesses and jobs.
Brought tax relief for 300,000 small businesses
Laid the groundwork for new high-paying tech jobs
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By almost every measure, over the past year we’ve improved the financial wellbeing, health, education and safety of the residents of Illinois – and we did it together.
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And now we have to work together to confront a scourge that has been plaguing our political system for far too long. We must root out the purveyors of greed and corruption — in both parties — whose presence infects the bloodstream of government.
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We must take urgent action to restore the public’s trust in our government. That’s why we need to pass real, lasting ethics reform this legislative session.pic.twitter.com/g2P4KBTL65
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Restoring the public’s trust is of paramount importance. Let’s not let the well-connected and well-protected work the system while the interests of ordinary citizens are forgotten. There is too much that needs to be accomplished to lift up all the people of Illinois.
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We also have to be committed to the hard work of changing another aspect of the political culture in this state that has too often rewarded a go-along-to-get-along attitude at the expense of truly ethical conduct.
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A commitment to diversity and inclusion is not just a talking point for me, and I hope that the past year has proven that. Bit by bit, inch by inch, I am working hard to reverse the harm that has been done to people & communities that have been left behind over many generations.pic.twitter.com/JyPPhRwUnW
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This spring, working with legislators, we will begin the long path toward a fairer criminal justice system.pic.twitter.com/3mRyI9E9sP
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Our spring agenda must also address the pressing issue of adopting new clean energy legislation. We saw the effects of climate change right here in Illinois last year — and urgent action is needed.pic.twitter.com/2fNcx9SEX0
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