Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Ritter Responds: Jobs: Globalization, for all its consumer and business attractions, presents a true challenge to our economy. Among other things, it creates a real prospect that we will let the essential link between innovation and manufacturing fail. I believe that Colorado will prosper if we work to encourage strong manufacturing capabilities
Read moreArizona Gubernatorial Candidate Janet Napolitano On the Issues: Jobs: • Governor Janet Napolitano says that building a strong economy and creating high quality, high-value jobs will be key to keeping Arizona’s future safe, strong and prosperous. The Governor’s record on the economy is strong: she delivered tax cuts to create a innovation-friendly business climate and forged key
Read moreWisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Doyle On the Issues: Jobs: Wisconsin continues to be a leader in creating jobs in high-paying sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction. My economic record includes creating more than 170,000 jobs since I took office œ an increase of nearly 75,000 high-paying professional service jobs, and thousands
Read moreTexas – Chris Bell Currently Winning the Governor’s Office is the first step towards more effective job creation, more secure retirement benefits, less expensive health care premiums and more expansive education opportunities for our members and their children. That’s why we are focusing our attention on a dozen gubernatorial races across the country. Republican Candidate
Read morePennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate Ed Rendell On the Issues: Jobs: • In April 2006, the number of employed Pennsylvanians reached an all-time high of 5,747,500—120,000 more than when Governor Rendell took office in 2003. In the last four years, Pennsylvania has jumped from 41st in the nation for job growth to 15th. Additionally, in 2005 the statewide unemployment
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