speaker vos, speaker pro tem august, president ellis, majority leader fitzgerald, minority leader larson, minority leader barca, members of the wisconsin supreme court, constitutional officers, tribal leaders, members of the cabinet, distinguished guests, members of the legislature, most importantly, fellow citizens of the great state of wisconsin, it is an honor to appear before you tonight. before we get started, i would like to introduce the first lady of wisconsin, my wife, tonette. [ applause ] also in the gallery are our sons, matt and alex, and my family; my parents, llew and pat, my brother, david, my sister-in-law, maria, and my nieces, isabella and eva. [ applause ] next to my wife is major general don dunbar, our adjutant general. i want to thank him and the more than 10,000 members of the wisconsin national guard. thank you for being here. [ applause ] the state of our state is strong and improving every day. the economy is dramatically better and our finances are
a & b process systems in stratford hired 50 more people over the past year and greenheck in schofield added 209 jobs since 2011. these are just the employers i visited in the past few days. throughout the past year, we helped amazon.com expand and create up to 1,250 jobs here in wisconsin. emco chemical distributors moved up from illinois with about 187 jobs. hanna cylinders announced the same thing and brought 105 jobs to our state. all three of these companies moved into kenosha county. [ applause ] these are just a small sample of the many good news stories showing wisconsin is going back to work. [ applause ] this is a stark contrast to the negative job outlook of the past. during my predecessor s last term, wisconsin lost more than 133,000 jobs and lost more than 27,000 businesses. in 2009, the unemployment rate peaked at 9.2%. during that same year, wisconsin s ranking in chief executive magazine s best and worst states for business was 43rd. in 2009, a survey of employ
hope you will follow the guidance in my budget recommendation and fully fund this effort. these courts provide a valuable service that helps get mississipians on the right path again. to combat serious crime in our state i have asked that you fund a violent crime strike force to impose a state federal and local law enforcement at officers these elite forces will respond to specific crime areas and hit gangs in drug dealers where they live. [applause] if you will give law enforcement the authority and the resources they need, they will get the job done. [applause] your mississippi department of public safety has done a remarkable job this year. with us tonight in the gallery as i find it apple ample of the selfless bravery of our troopers. trooper first class kerpen stewart was recognized in 2012 as trooper of the year. while off duty and traveling to alabama troopers steward came upon a fiery crash. despite the risk to himself troopers steward pulled the driver from his veh
The Wyoming Boys’ School, Wyoming Department of Family Services and several current and former Boys’ School staff members responded Monday to allegations of abuse with a court filing of their
The Wyoming Boys’ School, Wyoming Department of Family Services and several current and former Boys’ School staff members responded last Monday to allegations of abuse with a court filing of