Huntsman and Anderson: State of the State and State of the City Addresses

Posted on January 17, 2006 | Leave a comment

Tonight, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman delivered his State of the State Address. This was followed by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson’s State of the City Address.

Huntsman highlighted these items in his proposed budget:

  • increase funding for education by a little over 5% per pupil per year
  • greatly increase funding for transportation – to improve exisiting roads and build new roads.

    It is interesting to note that Gov. Huntsman mentioned the word “rail” only once in addressing transportation. He emphasized the building of more roads over the years and making sure that infrastructure is in place for the building of more roads.

    Also, while I appreciate the increased amount in per pupil spending, why not allocate 10% over the next two years? Our children deserve that, for sure.

    Rocky Anderson made these points in his speech:

  • Salt Lake city will continue taking steps to improve the quality of life by reducing pollution
  • Salt Lake City is doing a good job of instilling a sense of safety because of the good work of the police department in decreasing the crime rate despite the misguided national administration priorities that have gutted funding for law enforcement in the city.

    Anderson asks these questions for reflection in his speech, followed by a more detailed set of questions:
    Is a high standard of living something to be expected as a right, and relished only within our individual spheres of concern? Or, rather, may we regard a high standard of living as something we are incredibly fortunate to possess, and which entails significant responsibilities?

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