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Remarks
by Governor Kenny C. Guinn
to the 73rd Session of the
Nevada Legislature
January 24, 2005
Speaker Perkins; Majority Leader Raggio;
Lieutenant Governor Hunt; members of the Senate and Assembly; honorable
Justices of the Supreme Court; constitutional officers; distinguished
guests; and my fellow citizens. Good evening. I’m excited to be with
you tonight.
I would like to begin by making a
heartfelt acknowledgment of my lovely wife, Dema, who is seated in the
audience with our family – our two sons, Jeff and Steve, their wives,
Monica and Wynn, my sister, Shirley, and my grandson, Blake. Dema,
you’ve been at my side every step of the way as Governor. You’ve had a
tremendous influence on Nevada as our First Lady. You’ve championed
health issues for women and children, and you’ve led the way on a great
number of historic preservation efforts. Dema, thank you for everything
you’ve done for our family and for our Nevada family.
Governor Mike O’Callaghan was a great
leader of this state, and he was a true friend to many of us. He was a
strong man, with a strong spirit. So strong, in fact, that if we make
any bad decisions this session, we’ll no doubt hear from him. Carolyn
O’Callaghan and Jackie Laxalt were two of the most graceful, witty, and
intelligent First Ladies in our history. Although these great Nevadans
are no longer with us, their influence on our state will remain forever.
Please join me in a moment of silent reflection for three very notable
Nevadans. Thank you.
We have a very special guest with us
tonight, representing our National Guard who also embodies the spirit of
our state. Nevada has one of the highest percentages of National Guard
members serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other foreign lands. We have
more than 750 members of our Air and Army Guard, as well as other
military personnel, who are dedicating themselves to this wartime
effort. They are men and women like Sergeant Henry Lujan, from
Henderson.
Sergeant Lujan was wounded in Iraq when a truck he was riding in was
attacked by terrorists. This is an extraordinary man. As a cancer
survivor, he could have avoided the rigors of war, but his love for his
country exceeded his personal concerns. He insisted it was his duty as a
Nevada Guardsman and as an American to serve his country in time of war.
Sergeant Lujan, would you please stand. Sergeant Lujan, we are proud of
you and all the men and women in our military. Thank you for being with
us tonight.
During my last State of the State
Address, I said we were at a crossroads, and it was time for Nevada
to choose its path. We chose wisely. I am proud to report that the state
of our state is strong … very strong.
The state’s economy is firing on all
cylinders. Our gaming and tourism industries have rebounded strongly. A
record 50 million tourists came to our state last year alone, and they
spent more money than ever before. Our economy is also diversifying and
growing every day. Las Vegas is consistently the country’s
fastest-growing major market for small businesses. Chief executives
across the land rank Nevada as the second best state in the country to
do business. This has allowed us to broaden and stabilize our revenue
streams so that we can meet the needs of today and be prepared for the
challenges of tomorrow.
Nevada has its lowest unemployment rate
on record. Let me repeat this remarkable fact – the lowest unemployment
rate on record. We are nearly two points below the national average.
With 50,000 new jobs in 2004, Nevada remains a place where dreams can be
fulfilled. We are creating these new jobs at a faster rate than any
other state in the Union. And
these are good jobs, quality jobs, jobs that offer livable wages and
benefits for our working families. Given this news, it’s no surprise
that so many people want to come here and enjoy the wonderful
opportunities and lifestyle that
Nevada has to offer.
And, yes, even the state of the budget
is strong. I commend this Legislature for helping to put Nevada on a
stable course. Now that times are good, let’s not forget that our Rainy
Day Fund has helped shield us in the past from devastating economic
hardship. We need to be careful in these good times to save for
tomorrow. Together we have diligently sought to strike a balance between
providing for the needs of our citizens and protecting our fantastic
business environment. We need to continue with these efforts. I want
to strengthen our future by saving for a rainy day. My budget ensures
that a total of $200 million will be deposited into the state’s Rainy
Day Fund. By investing in this fund, we will be protecting our citizens
from future hardship. We have to remember that when tough times come,
in Nevada they come quickly. This $200 million provides us with needed
insurance should our economy falter. As guardians of the public trust,
join me in supporting this very important savings plan.
Because of the strength of our gaming
and tourism industries and the broadening and stabilizing of our revenue
streams, we will be able to do more this session than just save for a
rainy day, a lot more. It is time that the people of
Nevada
see a direct benefit from the investment they have made. I am proposing
that $300 million be given back to the taxpayers.
I’m proposing this because, as your
Governor, I have reviewed our revenues and expenditures and given our
funding priorities serious consideration. Over the course of my six
years as your Governor, I have always believed that we must fund our top
priorities with reasonable allocations – while being fair to the
taxpayers. After funding these priorities, our state is still
experiencing a surplus. I believe the right thing to do is to get this
money back into the hands of as many taxpaying Nevadans as possible.
While it’s worthy of debate, perhaps, I will tell you you’ll get no
argument from the voters I’ve spoken to, except for how soon they’ll get
it.
Through my plan for a DMV registration
rebate, the registration and fees that you paid in 2004, up to $300 per
registration for each car, boat, RV, motorcycle, or trailer you
registered, will be sent to you as soon as my budget has been approved
by the Legislature. The rebates on two million vehicles will be a
welcome addition to peoples’ pocketbooks, and will serve as a continued
stimulus to our booming economy. I have faith that the families of
Nevada know best how to spend this $300 million.
We all know it is vital that property tax relief be discussed in great
detail beginning in the earliest days of this session. Property owners,
particularly seniors on fixed incomes and working families, are worried
about this seemingly overnight jump in their property taxes. Just the
other day I read an article about a retired married couple, William and
Janet Rhoden, who moved to Las Vegas from Chicago in 1992.
The taxable value of their home in Summerlin has gone up 41 percent this
last year. William went to the county
Board
of Equalization and pleaded with the board, “I’m asking this group to
give us relief, whatever you can do.” Sadly, nothing could be done for
them. I feel for a couple like the Rhodens … and I’m sure you do, too.
We need to find relief for William and Janet and the thousands and
thousands of other homeowners in Nevada who are facing this punishing
burden.
I encourage you to have lively debate on this issue, so by working with
local governments, school boards, and taxpayers, we can provide a
solution that protects our home and property owners all across this
state. And, at the same time, protects the services they expect. I am
calling upon our legislature and our local governments to commit
themselves to work with great focus on this issue of critical importance
to our citizens. The people of Nevada deserve the best work we can
produce, and I know, working together, we are up to the task. My pledge
to the people of Nevada is this: We will not rest until property tax
relief is a reality.
This is the fourth and final time I
have been privileged to stand before you to deliver a State of the
State Address. I am proud to say that this $5.7 billion budget has
been thought out in great detail. I believe there is strong
justification for the programs presented to you. This budget promotes a
Nevada built on partnership and progress, a Nevada that rewards the
needs, energy, and passion of its citizens.
All my life, and throughout my two
terms as your Governor, my focus has been and will be education. Each
time I’ve stood before you, I’ve focused on my passion – on the service
we provide that has the power to change lives. Education isn’t part of
my agenda, it is my agenda.
The Millennium Scholarship is changing
the future of our state. More than 40,000 students have qualified for
the program. Yes, that’s 40,000 bright, young Nevadans. Last year, we
graduated the first class of Millennium Scholars. And this year, almost
18,000 students are taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Enrollment in our institutions of higher learning is now at record
levels. You know what this means for the future of our state: the
best-educated workforce in our state’s history.
My budget accommodates the more than
7,000 bright and energetic new students who will be arriving on our
campuses over the next two years. Our professional staff, libraries,
laboratories, and classrooms must keep pace with this growth. I am
providing higher education with an additional $250 million for
much-needed faculty, infrastructure, and research.
When you travel the state, you feel the
excitement that our young people have for the Millennium Scholarship.
You see it in their eyes. You hear it in the voices of their parents and
grandparents. Last spring I met Candice DeGuzman, whose parents are
immigrants from the Philippines. If not for the Millennium Scholarship,
she would have sought her education outside of our state at USC, where
she was heavily recruited. She has since graduated from UNLV and just
finished her first semester at the University of Nevada School of
Medicine. Candice is here tonight and she is one step closer to
realizing her family’s lifelong dream for her to become a doctor … and
we helped make it possible. Candice, will you please stand and be
recognized.
The Millennium Scholarship program is
working; the best and brightest young minds are staying in our state for
college. No parent and no child should ever have to worry about how long
the Millennium Scholarship will last. That is why my budget provides for
$100 million in new state bonds so the Millennium Scholarship will be
available to Nevada’s students for years to come.
But more critical to the future success
of our state is our investment in the public schools, where formal
education begins. Last session, we worked together so the children of
Nevada would receive the quality education they deserve. The growth and
diversity of our schools has never been greater. We will have 35,000 new
students in our schools over the next two years. My budget meets this
demand, with more than $500 million in new money for kindergarten
through twelfth grade. That’s continued funding for things such as
teachers, training, textbooks, and classroom supplies. In total, I’m
investing close to $2 billion for our students.
As many of you know, new state and
federal standards, such as No Child Left Behind, are dictating how we
evaluate our schools. It’s good to have standards. They provide
important feedback for our schools and parents. And so I applaud our
Legislature, which has consistently supported educational reform, higher
standards, and accountability.
But tonight, I am concerned. Because
the state of Nevada has 122 schools classified as failures under this
new system. And another 99 schools are on the warning list. Although
there are many reasons why we have schools on these lists, we must work
to find the best practices, the best methods, and the best allocation of
resources to help them achieve. Ultimately, this will provide the best
hope for our children’s success. As a state, we must give our students
the support they need to meet and exceed our expectations.
In our schools, there is no substitute for strong, visionary leadership
… for leaders who are willing to take chances today so that their
students can grasp the hope of tomorrow. We already have many success
stories in our state – schools that have defied the odds. They are
blueprints for what can happen when at-risk schools become “no-risk”
schools by implementing proven programs that help their students achieve
in key areas, especially reading. They are schools with visionary
leadership and tireless faculties and staff. They’ve shown us the way,
and we need to follow their footsteps.
They are schools like Anderson
Elementary in Reno. Under the leadership of principal Pete Hall,
Anderson has gone from a school that did not make adequate yearly
progress for two years to what it is today … “a high achieving school.”
Anderson teachers have given their students a great gift: the love of
reading. These kids simply devour their books. Their school has added an
additional 90 minutes of literacy instruction onto the already
district-mandated 90 minutes, and they’ve made unbelievable achievement
gains … gains that we can all be proud of. They are schools like Corbett
Elementary in Reno. Corbett has a lower-income student population, with
limited English proficiency. Yet under the leadership of principal
Patricia Casarez, Corbett has met adequate yearly progress standards for
the past two years.
We have great stories in Clark
County as well, at schools such
as Squires Elementary in North Las Vegas. With 90 percent minority
enrollment and 70 percent Limited English Proficiency, Squires met all
of its goals during the last school year. This great school has been
honored nationally as one of two Nevada Distinguished Title I schools.
Current Squires principal Marcie McDonald could not be here tonight. But
we do have the outstanding leader who began these efforts, Carol Lark.
As principal for six years at Squires, she laid a fantastic foundation
for success. Please join me in recognizing Carol, Pete, and Patricia,
who are here with us tonight. Thank you.
We want all of our schools to reach
this level of success, and that is why we must be decisive. I am calling
for a dedicated fund of $100 million for our troubled schools. I am also
proposing the creation of a blue-ribbon commission, driven by leaders
like the ones you’ve just met. The Governor’s Commission on Excellence
in Education will oversee this unprecedented influx of funding for
public education. This investment in public education allows for the
establishment of best practices for remediation programs at schools that
most clearly need this funding, and could include special programs such
as all-day kindergarten, increased emphasis on literacy, the hiring of
more bilingual teachers, and professional staff development. It will
empower the parents, teachers, and principals who know what their
children need.
I will mandate a system of checks and
balances to ensure that this funding produces results for our children.
To have any impact, we must fast-track this money to provide funding
before school begins each year. So I am asking that we move quickly. We
must rely less on spreadsheets and funding formulas and more on common
sense. We must develop a system that is long on accountability and short
on excuses. It must be a system that demands progress. And, if progress
is not made, then we must require that leadership in these failing
schools be changed. The future of our children depends on it. The future
of our state depends on it.
I fully expect our schools to be
successful with this additional investment of funds and a strong system
of accountability. I am also asking for your support in establishing pay
for performance salary incentives for the schools that are in trouble.
Thanks to the cooperation of parents, teachers, and administrators tying
salary incentives to the performance of our schools is already working
in our state. I want to thank our principals and teachers who created
this idea. In meeting with our school superintendents, they encouraged
me to develop programs that would include special funding to help
improve these at-risk schools. It is time to make performance salary
incentives a statewide effort for our troubled schools.
And, while we’re at it, our
parents, our local school boards, our superintendents, and I urge you to
extend the class-size flexibility program beyond our rural areas into
our two largest school districts, Washoe and Clark. Last session, you
built in the safeguards to make this program work. It’s working. Let’s
better use the $260 million we spend on class-size reduction by
empowering our local school boards to make the best decision on
class-size flexibility.
Health care – we are all affected by
health care in one way or another. I know personally what it means to
have good health, because I am a cancer survivor. Many of you are in the
same position. You’ve either had a major health care concern or have had
a loved one facing this huge challenge. We all know how critical health
care is to our family and friends. While I’m your Governor, I will not
turn my back on people in need.
Affordable, high-quality health care will keep our families healthy, our
businesses competitive, and our state strong. I’ve built a budget that
protects the existing services that we’ve worked very hard to establish
with funding of more than $1.6 billion in health and human services.
This represents an infusion of more than $275 million of new money to
support these crucial programs. I’d like to highlight just a few
important ways that this money will be used to improve the lives of
Nevadans.
I
am continuing Nevada’s effort as one of the nation’s leaders in
preventing our disabled population from being placed in institutions. My
budget gives these Nevadans the resources they need to become an
integral part of our communities. I am earmarking nearly $7 million for
the state’s personal assistance service for people with disabilities. I
am pledging my continued support of the state’s family preservation
program, which helps people who are currently caring for profoundly
disabled family members. This will keep families together and loved ones
out of institutions.
And, I’m continuing my
strong commitment to mental health care. This budget includes more than
$100 million in new mental health spending. We are making an infusion of
nearly $45 million, in addition to the $35 million previously budgeted
for construction, to open and fully staff the new state mental health
hospital in Las Vegas. This is $45 million that will help address the
mental health crisis we are experiencing in Las Vegas, which has seen
its emergency rooms overflow with mental health patients who have
nowhere else to go. It will also increase the psychiatric medication and
community services budgets to ensure these people can be cared for in
their own community. I’m directing over $6 million in new funding into
early intervention services for our children who suffer from
developmental delays, and an additional $13.7 million for children who
are in need of mental health care. This will be the first time in the
state’s history that families will have early access to these types of
services. These initiatives will bring treatment and diagnosis much
earlier in the lives of these children, and will give their families a
fighting chance for the future.
Under my budget, the state will also be doing its part regarding health
care coverage. The budget reflects the continued growth of Senior Rx,
which is helping more than 9,000 low-income seniors receive the low-cost
medications they need, as well as Nevada Check-Up, which provides health
care coverage to nearly 27,000 Nevada children from working families.
This helps reduce the number of uninsured children in our state. And, in
the proposed budget, we will serve up to 30,000 uninsured children over
the next two years. No eligible senior or child in Nevada should go
without the medication or health care they need.
This budget also includes $8 million to expand health care coverage for
pregnant women, and improve health care access for low-income families
who work for small businesses. In addition, my budget makes a firm
commitment to programs in suicide prevention and problem gambling.
Time will not allow me to tell you about all the great things we are
doing for health care in this budget. But I want to tell you that I
will be convening a summit with the Nevada Commission on Aging and AARP
to talk about affordable prescription medications for our seniors and
the disabled. For the first time in our nation’s history, seniors and
people with disabilities will be receiving a drug benefit offered by the
federal government through Medicare. I believe it is the state’s duty to
educate our seniors and the disabled concerning this complex issue. They
need to be fully informed of their options.
As you can tell from the programs and infusion of funding that I have
listed, we will become a much healthier Nevada. Our state has evolved to
a point where we can attract and develop cutting-edge programs in
medical research. That is why I am excited about the beginnings of two
historic partnerships. One partnership is between the Nevada Cancer
Institute and the University of Nevada School of Medicine. I am
particularly pleased because this commitment will help build a Nevada
Cancer Institute facility on the northern Nevada campus of the School of
Medicine, providing a critical northern link to the impressive work
already being done by the cancer institute in southern Nevada. The other
partnership is between the Lou Ruvo Center for Alzheimer’s Care and
Research and our School of Medicine. Each partnership will create joint
research facilities combining our state’s finest medical minds in the
fight against cancer and Alzheimer’s. I am pledging more than $11
million in support of these two partnerships.
These partnerships will provide cutting-edge research and health care.
They will also bring exciting possibilities for economic development,
technology transfer, and the promise of new, high-paying jobs. The
Nevada Cancer Institute has created more momentum for cancer research in
our state than any other project of its kind – they’ve raised more than
$100 million in just a few short years. They are bringing some of the
world’s best doctors and cancer researchers to our state. In addition,
the state’s investment in staffing at the privately-funded, $20-million
Ruvo Alzheimer’s Center brings similar focus to treatment and research
of a devastating disease that will have a profound impact on our state’s
growing senior population.
And, finally, to ensure that our finest young medical minds remain in
our state, my budget provides $4.5 million for the addition of 40 new
positions to the residencies and fellowships program in our School of
Medicine. Nevada needs them, and that’s why we are going to train them.
As you can see, we must have a common, compelling vision if the best
medical research, education, and treatment is to be available to our
citizens. So that is why tonight I am announcing the creation of the
Nevada State Commission on Medical Research and Health Care. This
commission will provide advice on establishing common priorities and
help our health care organizations benefit from each other’s strengths.
I would like to introduce the people who have been instrumental in
bringing about these partnerships: Heather Murren, President and CEO of
the Nevada Cancer Institute; Larry Ruvo, founder of the Lou Ruvo Center
for Alzheimer’s Care and Research; Dr. John McDonald, dean of the
University of Nevada School of Medicine; and Dan Van Epp, former
president of the Howard Hughes Corporation and a distinguished Nevadan.
Dan has agreed to serve as chairman of the commission.
Please join me in thanking these
dedicated Nevadans.
I truly believe your efforts will
stimulate new discoveries, forge new partnerships, save countless lives,
and create a statewide blueprint for health care in Nevada for years to
come.
Nevada needs to continue with its
efforts to be one of the most business-friendly climates in the union.
The Nevada Development Authority, led by Somer Hollingsworth, and the
Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, led by Chuck Alvey,
have helped tell our great story at every turn. These private economic
development organizations return hundreds of dollars to our state each
year for every dollar invested in them. They often make the difference
between a business relocating in Nevada or elsewhere, helping to bring
quality businesses and high-paying jobs to our state each year. That’s
why I’m proposing that we provide $9 million in new grants to these
private economic development efforts within our metropolitan areas, so
we can continue the economic success that leads the nation.
While the bright lights of our
metropolitan areas attract most of the attention, rural Nevada has an
equally compelling story. Rural Nevadans deserve our support for
economic independence as well. I have called upon Lt. Governor Lorraine
Hunt to focus more of the attention of the Commissions on Economic
Development and Tourism on rural Nevada. This budget invests an
additional $1 million in grants so we can aggressively promote economic
development and tourism in this important part of our state.
With prosperity comes the need to
invest in our infrastructure. In the last two years, we’ve embarked on
the single most ambitious transportation program in the state’s history.
I’m proud of the work being done by our Department of Transportation. A
2004 study ranked Nevada number one in the country for how well it
maintains its roads, and ranked our Department of Transportation fourth
in the country for its cost effectiveness. Our highways are now among
the best in the country. But we have more work to do.
That’s why I have outlined an
investment of nearly a billion dollars to continue to build new
highways, make our roadways safer, and attack the gridlock that plagues
our growing cities. We are widening U.S. 95 in Las Vegas, we’re building
a much-needed interchange in Henderson, we’re constructing a spectacular
bypass bridge at Hoover Dam, and we’re finishing the link between Reno
and Carson City. This work is on schedule and over the next two years,
you will see projects like them moving forward throughout our state.
The budget before you calls for
sufficient funding for the Department of Motor Vehicles for personnel
and technology. As I promised, we’re going to keep wait times under an
hour and provide alternatives so you can do your DMV business from your
home or office. Last year, 300,000 transactions were completed without
anyone having to step into a DMV office. The slogan, “You’re never more
than a click away from being first in line at DMV,” has never rung more
true.
In the last election, the people of
Clark County supported Sheriff Bill Young’s efforts to place hundreds of
new police officers on the streets. And the State of Nevada will do its
part to support the fight against crime. This budget provides for new
prison space and increases funding for law enforcement officers in the
Departments of Public Safety and Corrections. These proposals are at
the core of our obligations. Send me the legislation, and I’ll sign it
immediately.
We must also remember the
contributions that teachers and state and university employees make
toward improving our lives. I haven’t forgotten the positive efforts you
make each year. I appreciate your hard work, and I’m pleased to announce
that we are providing you a well-deserved cost-of-living increase of
two percent for each year of the biennium.
As Governor, I have been committed to
the health and well being of state employees. Currently, state
employees receive full payment for health care coverage every year after
they retire. Just like all other health care costs, these costs have
risen dramatically for the state. We can no longer expect taxpayers to
pay for these benefits. The majority of them can never expect to
receive this kind of coverage, no matter if they retire from a public or
private employer.
Tonight, I am announcing a plan that’s bold, that’s plain, and is
absolutely essential. This plan cuts the cost for retiree health
benefits for any new state employee that we hire. No existing state
employee or retiree will be impacted by this plan. But I propose that
for all new hires, we discontinue this benefit. I will bring a plan
before this Legislature that deals head-on with a liability that grows
by the millions every year. Over the next thirty years, this plan will
save taxpayers nearly $500 million.
I’ve talked about many things this
evening of great importance to our citizens. But the picture of our
state’s future is not complete if we forget the dreams of our working
men and women who hope to own their own home. There is something
permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home. We are a
prosperous state, and we are building more condominiums, apartments, and
homes than at any other time in our history. Yet many working families
are being squeezed out of the housing market.
I am proud to announce my
plan to help these families become homeowners. As you know, the federal
government manages approximately 87 percent of the land in Nevada. We
have an opportunity to acquire some of this federal land for minimal
cost. I want private developers, in conjunction with the state Housing
Division, to make homes available on this land. This land, which would
be placed into a permanent state trust, would not be included in the
price of the home, resulting in a lower price for the homebuyer.
This innovative plan is
something that no one else in the country has ever accomplished. It
needs the support of many people, including our congressional
delegation, the Bureau of Land Management, HUD, our local governments,
financial institutions, and private homebuilders in this state who want
to help us give something back to our citizens.
Senators Reid and Ensign have laid the
groundwork for acquiring federal land by working to maximize the use of
their Public Lands Act. I am grateful for their assistance. I need
your help, too. I am asking this body to pass a resolution in support
of this important program, and I am requesting city and county officials
to work with our state Housing Division so that we can make this
initiative possible. We must open this door of opportunity, because
home ownership should never be an impossible dream for the working
families of Nevada.
Over the last six years, we’ve
accomplished great things. In this year as we celebrate the centennial
of Las Vegas and Sparks, let me remind you that here in Nevada, we’re a
community of pioneers. We’re a community where the word “first” is not
uncommon. First in job growth … first in new business creation …
together, we were the first state in the nation to privatize our
workers’ compensation system. We created a first-of-a-kind prescription
drug program for senior citizens.
Together, we conducted the first
fundamental review of our state government to analyze the expenditure
side of our system before looking at the revenue side. Nevada has been
first in many things, and we’ve traveled this difficult road together.
And the quality of life of those who place their trust in us is better
for it.
Tonight, I’ve laid out a blueprint for
the future. Investing in our education, in medical research, and in
economic development. Saving for a rainy day. Caring for those who need
us most, and whose voices often go unheard. Building our physical
infrastructure to handle the prosperity these investments will bring.
Providing homes for our families. My plan for you tonight is not a
series of programs but a roadmap for the future. Let this be the bold
legacy, the rich inheritance of hope, we leave for all the people of
Nevada.
As I look to the future, I am excited
about what we can accomplish. We can make all the difference to the
hardworking ranchers in rural Nevada … To the small business owners in
all of our communities … To the high-tech companies of our growing
cities … To the first-generation minority and women business owners … To
the state’s senior citizens … And, perhaps most important of all, to the
kindergartner who raises her small hand to her heart and recites the
Pledge of Allegiance for the first time in a Nevada classroom that is
fully equipped, fully staffed, and ready to fully meet her educational
needs.
For the fourth and final time, let me
humbly repeat these words: I am proud to be your Governor. God bless
America. And God bless the Great State of Nevada. Thank you, and good
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