Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.

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

The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs.

Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.

Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.

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.

Public education is an investment in our future.