Me i her studios beginning with william. He represents in both union and lincoln counties in south dakotas 16th district and he hand pickedy the governor. Hesere in studio. Senator, thanks for being with us this morning. Lets talk about the process, its your first, uh, time to headff to the state capitol, to join other lawmakers for a legislative session appointed to take the seat of dan learman who stepped down following last years ssion. Are the bags packed, so to speak . They are. I have been kind of preparing the difference in being appointed is that i have mor time to actually prepare for issues that are ing to be discussed instead of campaigning. So ive utilized that time to things. Opportunity to get up to speed a little bit, hear how thin may or may not work, issues he was perhaps bird dogging before heeft. Right, i had conversations with senator lederman and other senators have been willing to help on different issues that are going to be coming across the desk during legislat
Today in the trial of William Porter. The first of Six Police Officers to be charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. The defense rested its case on friday. Reporter Andrew Spencer has the latest. Prosecutors argue officer William Porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie grays life. doug colbert university of maryland law professor the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and thats what makes their case very strong. Over the last two weeks, theyve also argued porter went against Department Policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a Baltimore Police transport van. Porters defense has said the opposite arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. Theyve tried to pin responsibility on the vans driver, caesar goodson. warren brown attorney and courtroom observer i just dont see where the state has convinced anyone that beyond a reasonable doubt that simplynot belting him in when it w
And to visit the plants that have been displaced. The titans that run these global transnational corporations, they are operatives and the wall street giants that finance them could care less about workers anywhere or the community in which they live. And frankly, these new bosses of Global Production dont care about democracy or the rule of law either. They pay whatever they want and they can pay off as they see fit. Ive seen workers in making may tag washing machines in monterey, mexico. They used to be made in newton, iowa. Those workers dont make enough to buy the washing machines they make. The poverty rate in newton has dramatically increased in the town that paul may tag built. The quality of those machines has gone down too. Who can be proud of what is happening . I visited the homes of those workers from monterey lived and other maquilla factory zones and seen firsthand their impofferished living standards. I stood at a surreal location in mexico witnessed the jobs outsourced
Applause ] [[ applause ] welcome governor martinez. We are pleased to have you here. Good afternoon. Lieutenant governor; Senate President pro tempore; mr. Speaker; democratic and republican leaders; esteemed members of the new mexico legislature; honorable members of the judiciary; former new mexico governors; tribal governors; senator udall; representative lujangrisham; representative lujan; distinguished guests; the states first gentleman, my husband, chuck franco; my stepson, carlo; my dear sister, lettie martinez; and, my fellow new mexicans. It is an honor to join you for the annual state of the state address and open this legislative session, where i believe our focus must be on two of the most pressing issues jobs and education. [ applause ] but first, lets turn our thoughts to the community of roswell. As we recall last weeks Tragic School shooting, lets pray for nathaniel, whos struggling with serious injuries, and for his parents, who are showing such strength. And when i sa
A Strong Economy relies on fairness and inclusion. And if we follow this, we will do three things. Create more jobs and deliver stronger education and build an economy that works for everyone. Of course, Economic Growth starts with jobs. Recovery began in january of 2010 and illinois has added 280,000 private sector jobs. Unemployment was at 11. 3 at the height of the great recession. Today it is at its lowest point in almost five years. Since last may billina has led the midwest and new jobs created. With the strong support of the Illinois Retail merchandise association, we reformed the Workers Compensation system and our Unemployment Insurance system. These reforms have saved hundreds of millions of dollars and we know that we have much more work to do. We will start with a renewed focus on Small Business. Three out of every four illinois employers are Small Businesses. In the last five years we have helped them through our advantage only program we have provided loans and investment