Kate Philips
Kate Philips
believes commitment craft four general good governor next progress weeks work
They made good progress and the governor believes there is a general commitment by all four caucuses to work over the next two weeks to craft a compromise.
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It's a backward and wrong direction. It's putting our progress in reverse.
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Students joining friends their age for graduation ceremonies can be a very special moment in their development, and the governor believes this bill has great merit.
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The benefits per person would not outweigh the cost to the greater commonwealth, at first glance.
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We will not be moving forward. It's disappointing that we couldn't bring this to fruition right now.
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This is not unique, by any means. We don't believe that it's inappropriate, either, and at the end of the day he seems to be selectively choosing Judge Baldwin as a target for who knows what.
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This bill could disenfranchise thousands of voters, which is counter to the American election system.
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We need to move forward with a meeting of the governors and move forward with the project.
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We're concerned that S&P (Standard & Poor's, a bond rating agency) might be watching this situation. And we're concerned for all the businesses that depend on the port in the region if the river is not dredged. A lot of sectors are watching this very closely.
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Obviously the commonwealth is not a bank, and it is not in a position to provide loans to county or city governments. However, we are well aware of this issue and are confident that we will find a way to work with the city and county in the same cooperative spirit that we have to solve other fiscal challenges over the past two years.
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To say these projects are being cut for new projects is a misrepresentation of the process. The governor has zeroed out these pet projects and they become part of the budget negotiations. It's nothing new. The governor didn't cut them as a comment on the project. It's just the process.
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The governor would maintain his position if the bill comes to him.
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The governor understands that the contract allows Penguins owners to take the team to another city if that is their desire, and he is doing everything in his power to stop that from happening.
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The governor still believes it's appropriate for the federal government to take action but inaction by the president forced us to seek a minimum wage increase.