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make the simple but necessary change. as i said at the end of the 2017 legislative session, unemployment tax relief is job one for 2018. i hope you agree. [applause] a 2017 tax debate also led to the idaho supreme court ruling last summer that we must change the way we do the people s business to ensure public transparency and protect the integrity of our political process. so contrary to traditional practices, all legislation now must be presented to the governor before the legislature adjourns sine die. i welcome the new requirement and look forward to working even more productively with you on our shared priorities. those priorities include adding to the more than $1.2 billion in tax relief we have provided idaho citizens over the past decade. but that must be accomplished while meeting our constitutional and statutory obligations, sustainably advancing our education and other policy priorities, and ensuring that our state tax laws remain fair, stable and competitive ....
the u.s. runs out of money but it may affect day to day life less than you think. and live and work on this is al jazeera live from cairo also coming up turkish backed forces prepared to cross into syria and cross as a kurdish enclave on its border is a threat to its security. i promise as makes a plane to protect the amazon and its people during his trip to peru plus. a member of council world family accuses saudi arabia and the u.a.e. of manufacturing the gulf crisis to seize doha as well. the u.s. government has especially shut down a senate vote to fund federal agencies until next month fail just a short time ago and the essential services and offices will now remain open republicans and democrats are pointing the finger at one another i think ohayon reports from washington. this is not the anniversary any leader wants to have it was exactly one year ago when donald trump made this promise and became president we will face challenges we will confront hardships but w ....
thank you mr. speaker. placed step forward committee, and make your report. it is my honor and privilege to introduce the governor of idaho. thank you, and good luck. [applause] mr. speaker, mr. president, on behalf of the joint session we welcome you, and we look forward to your remarks. the floor is yours. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president, honorable legislators, distinguished jurists, friends, my family, our first lady, my fellow idahoans. it is my high honor and distinct privilege to stand before you today to deliver my 12th and final state of the state and budget address. it is my great good fortune to report to you that the state of idaho is prosperous, positive, and poised for even better times ahead. our population is growing fast. our citizens are striving for a future with more opportunities and even brighter prospects. and our state government is leaner, more fiscally responsible, more transparent, more responsive, and better prepared than ever to ....
one of the big ripple effects is utilities. take a look at this chart behind me we re seeing the death cross that s what some technicians call it when the shorter term 50-day moving average of a stock or etf falls below longer term trend, the 200-day average we re seeing it with the excel, the spdr sector utility, xlu this does not portend bad things but something to pay attention to it s not the only that we re keeping an eye on. we re seeing some action play out in some parts of the market. namely in the real estate stocks the vanguard reit index is sinking down to multi-year lows. as we take a look at what s happening with this, it s already in correction territory, off about 10 plus the highs we saw a couple years ago we ll take a look at another part that s perhaps a brighter spot while all these guys are making these multi-year lows, one that s not is the consumer staple sector. this is actually just a stone s throw away from all-time highs would you believe it or ....
the joint session will be in order and gentlemen from 13. thank you, mr. speaker, the committee appointed to the state of idaho has reported and will report. please step forward and make your report. mr. speaker, my honor and privilege to introduce the governor of the great state of idaho. the honorable c.l. butch otter. thank you. thank you. good luck. [ applause ] jerry, how are you? go get em, man. good luck to you. bobby. [ applause ] thank you. hi, david. richard. how are you getting along? are they still putting up with you? how are you doing? great to see you. thank you. [ applause ] mr. speaker. tim? secretary, i always used to say i don t anymore. governor, on behalf of the joint session we welcome you to the house chambers and we look forward to your remarks. sir, the time and the floor is yours. please tack yoke your seats. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president, honorable legislators, my fellow constitutional officers and distinguishe ....