Governor nathan deal delivering his final state of the state address. He talked about his time in public service, Economic Development in georgia, education, Childrens Mental Health programs, and the criminal justice system. His remarks are 45 minutes. [ applause ] thank you all. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker, for that very kind introduction. Oh, my goodness. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Lieutenant governor, speaker, president pro tem, speaker pro tem, members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of our judiciary, consular corps and my fellow georgians, this marks the eighth and final time that i come before you to report on the state of the state. In preparing to do so, i thought back about all the challenges that we have faced for the better part of the last decade, and of all the successes that have been achieved together. I considered the plans we have set into motion that will carry us well into the next d
Test test test captioning performed by vitac which were literally on the cusp of bankruptcy. The legacy of a man who impacted georgia perhaps more than anyone else in the latter portion of the 20th century, governor zell, it was one of the most generous merit based scholarship programs in the country when he created. It continues to be so today because of the reforms we put in place seven years ago. Thank you to governor miller and for all that he did to establish this very far sighted and continuing program. [ applause ] because we together did the difficult but necessary work of saving that tree of opportunity, many more students will sit under the shade in the years to come and benefit from its fruit of Higher Education, whether it is in the form of a certificate, an Associates Degree or a bachelors degree. Our public colleges and universities have been and will continue to be a source of pride. In fact, according to the 2018 u. S. News and world report, Public School rankings, geor