Our state has never been in a better fiscal position than we are today. Better than last year, better than when I took office, and better than any year in Wisconsin. 176 years of statehood. We began this biennium in the best fiscal position in our state's history. We set out to prepare a breakthrough budget, a rare opportunity to define our posterity. And together we did. We needed to take responsibilities for some of our state's most important obligations. (16:05–16:11)
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Asserts that the current biennium started with the best fiscal position in Wisconsin's history.
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