Gov. Deal’s State of the State Address: Live Tweeting, Complete Text
Governor Nathan Deal has just finished giving his annual State of the State address. Michelle Wirth was covering the address and tweeted some of the highlights of the speech.
We will have a complete news story about the speech later today, but for now we have posted the prepared text of the Governor’s address along with some of Michelle’s tweets.
WABE’s Denis O’Hayer interviewed the Governor yesterday about what he planned to say today. Deal said that he planned to announce a half-billion dollar increase in the budget for public elementary and high school education. To quote from that story:
Governor Deal said increased state revenues now allow him to start restoring at least some of the estimated $6 billion in austerity cuts made over the last decade to the state’s funding channel to local school districts.
The Democratic response to the Governor’s address, which we will also cover, will be given this afternoon by State Sen. Jason Carter.
Download the prepared text of Gov. Deal’s State of the State address (PDF).
Gov. Deal enters the Georgia House for his state of the state address. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal relates the snow storm during his inauguration to downturn the state and national economy was experiencing when he took office. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal says lawmakers should avoid the temptation to raise taxes. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal says he won’t be coerced to expand Medicaid. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal says his budget includes $35 million for Port of Savannah deepening. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal wants to create a new Zell Miller Hope Grant. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
The grant would require a 3.5 GPA. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal announces his budget contains $547 million new dollars for K-12 education. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal hopes to reduce the state’s recidivism rate with a 3rd leg of criminal justice reform proposed in his budget. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Deal says job creation has gone up and he says imagine what he can do in another 5 years. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Democrats remain seated on that remark. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
Gov. Deal prepares to the leave the House chamber. #wabenews— Michelle Wirth (@wabewirth) January 15, 2014
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