for alabamians her remarks are about an hour. [applause] here is the governor of the state of alabama. gov. ivey: lieutenant governor ainsworth, pro tem read, speaker ledbetter, speaker pro tem pringle, members of the alabama legislature, justices on the alabama supreme court, distinguished guests, and my fellow alabamians, as we begin the first legislative session of this new four year term, i am especially proud to be joined by some of the young people around our state. including from a charter school and northeast alabama community college. thank you all. [applause] please be seated. our students, our young people are why we the work we do today matters and why we must get it right. everything we do today is for a better tomorrow for these children and all the families who call alabama home. we have an opportunity during this legislative session to continue making progress for alabama families. we must be prudent and wise with our folks s hard earned dollars. we must s