Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley delivers his final State of the State Address

1. Forward Together,
Stronger Together
Governor Martin O’Malley
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

2. “We have to restore the balance of
investments necessary for middle-class
progress and middle-class opportunity.
And we also have to reform our
government to make it more effective,
to make it more efficient.”
Martin O’Malley, Governor
Governor O’Malley • Lt. Governor Brown

3. “We as Marylanders share the same goal:
building strong, safe communities where
our children can climb the ladder of
opportunity towards success and make
their dreams a reality. Together, we’re
going to build that future all
across our state.”
Anthony Brown, Lt. Governor

4. jobs
We are 1 of only 17 states to have
recovered 100% of the jobs
lost during the recession.
MD
101%
US
85.7%
Feb. 2010-Nov. 2013
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5. 33,300
Together, Maryland businesses created
.
new jobs over the last 12 months, at a rate that is nearly
twice as fast as our neighbors in Virginia.
#1
Thanks to the smart investments we’ve made together,
the US Chamber of Commerce ranks Maryland
in entrepreneurship and innovation, for the
second year in a row.
Our unemployment rate has been driven down
to 6.4%, well below the national average.

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Education spending increased by
Spending
$1.5 billion
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Structural deficit remains unresolved
Revenues
Tax Cuts
Revenues reduced by
$1 billion
2006
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Great recession
Average annual shortfall of
$2 billion
Structural imbalance
Governor O’Malley • Lt. Governor Brown

7. f iscal responsibility
• In 2007, we inherited a $1.7 billion structural deficit, and
immediately took action to close it. In 2008, our nation plunged
into recession, making the problem even worse.
• Since 2007, we have made tough choices, cutting over $9 billion
in spending and eliminating 5,800 state government positions.
• We put our budget on the path to surplus by 2017, while 86%
of Maryland taxpayers now pay less in state income taxes than
they did under the prior administration.
we are 1 of only 7 states to maintain a
triple a bond rating, from all three rating
agencies, during the national recession.

8. better
choices
Together, we are
making the smart investments in
capital projects that will rebuild our
schools, roads, bridges and highways while
supporting over 48,000 jobs this year.
Governor O’Malley • Lt. Governor Brown

9. the o’malley-brown administration has done
more to hold down state spending than any
administration in modern maryland history.
Mandel
13.4%
Hughes
8.5%
Schaefer
5.6%
Glendening
5%
Ehrlich
O’Malley
Brown
7.5%
2.2%
We’ve used the pressure of sinking revenues to
make government more efficient, and we’ve set
goals and measured our performance to make
it more effective.

10. goals
“Progress is possible only when we set
goals, when we openly measure the
performance of our public
institutions, and when we broadly
share information.”
Martin O’Malley, Governor
Governor O’Malley • Lt. Governor Brown

11. Opportunity
• Create jobs and expand opportunity for more Maryland families
• Improve schools, career and college readiness, and student achievement
• Increase the number of Marylanders who receive skills training
• Achieve full employment for veterans
SECURITY
• Reduce violent crimes, especially those committed against women and children
• Deliver and maintain homeland security and emergency preparedness
SUSTAINABILITY
• Restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay
• Increase transit options and ridership
• Reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
• Invest in clean, renewable energy sources
HEALTH
• End childhood hunger in Maryland
• Reduce infant mortality rate
• Reduce overdose deaths
• Reduce preventable hospitalizations
goals.maryland.gov

12. Thanks to the better choices
we’ve made together...
#1
Our public schools are ranked
.
in the nation for five consecutive years.
#1
Maryland students are ranked
.
in AP test scores.
Since 2007, Maryland has done more than
any other state to hold down the rising cost
of college tuition, restraining growth to just
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3.3%
.

13. Together, we’ve been able
to provide record funding
for K-12 public education.
education

14. Thanks to the better choices
we’re making together, we have
driven down violent crime and
homicide to 30-year lows.
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1993
security
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2012

15. Because of the better choices we made together,
we cleared the dna database backlog,
which helped our law enforcement officials remove over 580
violent and dangerous criminals from our streets.
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With the smart investments we’ve made together,
we’re on track to completing our
statewide interoperable public
safety radio system
to support our first responders.

16. Together, we’ve produced and
planted 1.2 billion oysters:
the largest production
for any oyster hatchery
in the nation.
2013
1.2B
2006
336M
We implemented the region’s first living
shorelines program to create a public-private
partnership for the protection of wetland habitats
and water quality and the reduction of flooding
associated with climate change.
We’ve protected over 45,000 acres of open space
since 2007, more than triple the acreage
protected by the prior administration
in our first term, alone.
Governor O’Malley • Lt. Governor Brown

17. Last year, we increased our
solar energy generation to
158 MW - enough to power
22,571 homes.
2013
158 MW
2007
0.1 MW
sustainability

18. health
Thanks to the better choices we’re making
together, over 540,000 more marylanders
will have health insurance.
1,177K
629K
2007
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2013
Projected
Projected
1,026K
2015

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Together, we’ve been able
to increase the number of
students eating a healthy
breakfast at school by
74%
since 2007
so they can focus
on learning.
2008
Because of the smart choices
we’re making to care for our
most vulnerable, we’ve been
able to drive down our
infant mortality rate by
21%
since 2008.
2012

20. STATE OF THE STATE
Governor Martin O’Malley, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown
January 23, 2014
www.governor.maryland.gov