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ARNE H. CARLSON Governor STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:00 P.M. January 14, 1993 Madam Speaker, fellow constitutional officers, former governors, members of the Supreme Court, and its newest member, Alan Page; appellate court justices under the new leadership of Paul Anderson; members o" the Minnesota Legislature and especially our 50 new legislators — I want to say tham: you for your commitment to serve. I believe 1993 will be a year when we will be proud to say that we are Minnesotans My optimism is based on the record that we have built togetfier over the past two years: • Today we have a iicalth care system in Minnesota that is accessible and affordable to all hard-working families. We value our beautiful Minnesota environment so much that we protect it through the most comprehensive wetlands laws in the nation. It was our record in the area of water quality that motivated the National Audubon Society to honor our administration with an award for excellence in the environment - the only American elected official to receive this award in the last five years. We learned, and some may say we learned the hard way, that it is too expensive for companies to exist, let alone expand in Minnesota... so we reduced rates for worker’s compentation and reduced the rates for commercial iiidustrial property taxes. We said we’re fed up and we’re not going to take it anymore when it comes to crime. We now have stiffer penalties for a variety of crimes, p>articularly rape. We have put more dollars into violence prevention. And now we are seeking new laws against stalkers. And when it comes down to making those tough choices during the tightest financial times I’ve seen as an elected official, we have protected the funding for our children’s education. We know what matters.