If you're opposed to the budget I submitted to the General Assembly, you're for a tax increase.

If you're opposed to the budget I submitted to the General Assembly, you're for a tax increase.

The decision to join or not join a service union, political party or other organization should be left up to the individual. No such organization has the right to take money out of the pockets of state workers without their proper consent.

The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.

In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party.

The Governor's Mansion is a beautiful home, a beautiful building - we're privileged to have a chance to live there. It certainly doesn't feel as comfortable as our home.