C oh come on. Good morning. Thank you for that warm welcome and thank you for being in person all the people watching on line or listening remotely we say thank you for joining us for the 2024 state of the state. Youve all been thoroughly welcomed this morning but i want to give a special shout out to a few people in the course ive got to start with first Lady Catherine and her family members she spirit their sister julie and her cousin lisa and watching on line to the rest of our rest of our extended families and their sons joe and tom and her daughter jesse and their extended families. When you serve your family serves with you so i want to be sure to at this time thank them for all their support in the seven years in todays a special day because its jesses birthday and so we need on a one, two, three everybody to yell happy birthday jesse. It will be the Largest Group to ever yell her birthday at the same time. One, 23, happy birthday jesse [applause] way to go. You guys did fantast
applause jamie, lt. Governor, colleagues, governors, mayors. Consul generals, dignitaries, cabinet members who have been so wonderful, state leaders and all the people of hawaii, aloha. Aloha. Our state suffered a tragic and devastating loss when fires swept through lahaina and other areas of maui. Id like to take a moment to honor those we lost in 2023. Please join me in a moment of silence to honor them. [moment of silence] i want to express a heart felt mahala, to everyone who suffered tragedy ins the last five and a half months, people have been so brave in the toughest of time. I also want to express to those in need, its been humbling over the past year and jamie and i are grateful. Although weve suffered great challenges and greater loss over the past year weve come together to recover and to heal. I am here to report that the state of hawaii is strong. [applause] First Response to the maui fires. We lost 100 of our loved ones in the fire and the lives of thousands more were cha
[applause] jamie, Lieutenant Governor, speaker, Senate President , colleagues, governors, mayors, consul generals, dignitaries, cabinet members whove been so wonderful, state leaders and all the peoplell of hawaii. Our s state suffered a tragic ed of devastating loss when fire swept through. Id like to take a moment to honor the memory of those we lost that day in 2023. Please join me for a moment of silence to honor them. I want to express a heartfelt the hollow for the survivors of the tragedy and families over the last five and a half months. People have been so brave in the face of tough times. I also want to say i respect those that have progressed us to do more to help those in need. Its been an extraordinary experience to serve as your governor the past year and we are deeply grateful for your support and encouragement. Today im here to report that although we faced great challenges and suffered even greater loss over the past year weve come together to recover and heal. I am he
Giving you a front receipt to democracy. The first republican woman to service alabamas governor. She has held the position since 2017 up next to her state of the state address from earlier this month of the Capitol Building in montgomery she highlighted efforts to increase bold choices and stays over the Alabama Supreme Court ruled embryos create through in vitro fertilization should be considered children which sparked. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you so much. Please be seated. Lieutenant governor, president pro tem reed, speaker, speaker pro tem pringle, members of alabama legislature, justices of Alabama Supreme Court, distinguished guests and my fellow alabamians. [applause] it is an honor to address you all as we begin what will be a consequential legislative session. In just one month will mark on march the fifth we will head to the polls to vote at alabamas a primary which is significant this year as we are now one of the e
[applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you so much you please be seated. Lieutenant governor ainsworth, president pro tiem reed, speaker leadbetter, speaker pro temp pringle, members of the alabama legislature, justices of the supreme court, distinguished guests and my fellow alabamians. [applause] it is an honor to address you all as we begin what will be a consequential legislative session. In just one month on march the fifth, we will also head to the polls to vote in alabama primary which is significant this year as we are now one of the earliest states in the nation and included among those in super tuesday, all the more reason to get out and proudly cast your vote. Any chance i get i remind young people that voting is the single most important civic duty we have from delivering this message each year to speaking with our fourthgrade learners about their alabama history. Im always proud to share with our students in having the right to vote should never be taken for gra