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.

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.

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

In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have a typewriter government in an Internet age.

As both a former governor and a Naval officer I can tell you energy security remains among biofuels' most important benefits.

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