Thank you so much. Weve got a lot to share tonight, so lets get down to business. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the legislature, congressman seth magaziner, thank u for being here. Our general officers, chf justice and meers of the judiciary, municip leaders, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Rhode Islanders whore watching at home, including my mom, willa and i want to thank everybody always asking how my mom is doing. Good evening. When i staed thinking about this years state of the state address, i thought back to the first inaugul speech i made in march of 2021. Rhode island was in a time of significant change. We were faced with many challenges and what felt like endless unknowns. At that time, i asked my fellow Rhode Islanders to join me, to come together as one team and meet that moment head on. On that day, i shared something i used to tell the players i coached in basketball. The team i coached was called the rhode island shooting stars. They were a group of young
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