Thank you. Thank you, and good evening. It is a good evening. Mr. Speaker, mr. Senate president , members of the general assembly, distinguished guests, my special guest, my family. My husband, my son, and my daughter. [applause] and of course, my fellow Rhode Islanders. [applause] tonight, i stand before you filled with optimism for our future. Yearht, we begin this stronger than we have been in decades. [applause] four years ago, our Unemployment Rate was the highest in america. Today, it is in line with the Natural National average. The people filing for Unemployment Insurance last year was the lowest in 50 years. [applause] our economy has more jobs than in nearly any other time in our states history. [applause] we cut our deficit in half, we are the first state in america to teach Computer Science in every public school. [applause] numbers, you the can see it all around us. Cranes rising over providence, johnston, and kingston. [applause] construction crews fixing roads in every p