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
While were on the subject of Public Safety, im once again asking this legislature to repeal the dangerous law that gives drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. [ applause ] weve seen several fraud operations busted recently. Just last year, an elaborate scheme was uncovered in eastern new mexico where hundreds of drivers licenses were sold to illegal immigrants. The ringleader bragged that he made 30,000 a month. Ive put forward a strong compromise to repeal this law and still allow driving privileges for dreamers. Its time to act. The legislature should do what the overwhelming majority of new mexicans are demanding repeal this dangerous law. [ applause ] in addition to asking whether the state is safe, businesses often want to know will they be given a fair shake by those in government . Not special treatment, just a fair shake. Weve taken some important steps, but can do even more. Just as ive prohibited my appointees from lobbying the legislature or the administration after leavin
Challenging i would like to talk about the governors house this program build Affordable Homes using labor from the prison the inmates gained pliable skills for when they leave prison and they help those to have an opportunity to own their home i ask the department of corrections to explore the options to make the governors house more efficient they had to meet a prototype that passed the passive house standard that requires heavy insulation and it airtight around the house high the efficient windows in the Energy Recovery air exchanger. And then have period the utility bills enough heat to provide survivability even extreme cold weather without power. The demonstration house was built in a few months applying techniques that builders have learned only that year but in spite of these it met the passive house standard it was put on display at the state fair to educate their doors about cutting edge technology. Building every governors house has tough standards we make it too expensive.
Folks, right here. Think about that. A halo, a pitch. You put your money in or watch for warning signs . Sheila and seema have both sides of the coin today. And Timothy Geithner, the back story, folks, former treasury secretary, key player in the financial crisis, has a new job now, but wait until hear the backstory and st. Loueve liesma it. Halo or pitch fork . Seema is such a sweetheart, should have been two halos. I know what they were trying to do. No way she could be a devil. We have a recordbreaking day down here, ty. The dow and s p crossing big, big numbers, 16,000 for the dowp. Right now it is up 39 points on todays trading session, but its up 144 from the march 2009 bottom. The s p hit the 1800 mark for the first time ever, it is now slightly to the downside. Its kind of hugging that 1800 mark. But it is up 165 since that 09 bottom. The nasdaq inching ever closer to 4,000. That index is down 4. 5 points today but its up 214 since march of 09. The big question now is, where do
The do you crossing 16,000 for the First Time Ever this morning. Right now the blue chips are up 47 points, any close by the way in positive territory would mean yet another record high for the dow. That would make it the fourth in as many days. Our other big story of course the cleanup continues in the midwest where hundreds of blth were damaged or destroyed by severe storms that moved through on sunday. They spawned powerful tornadoes and as a result, authorities now saying at least six people there are dead. One of the hardest hit areas is central illinois. Usher careshi, how are people there coping . Del, were standing here in what was once a residential neighborhood. As you can see behind me, most of it has been completely decimated. Just a short time ago, we did see some residents coming back into what was left of their homes trying osalvage what they can but again this area last been just completely devastated by these storms. We understand more than 500 homes were damaged or de