Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will deliver
his fourth State of the State Address tonight at the state capitol. The speech
will be the highlight of the first day of the 60-day regular legislative
session.
Members of the state Senate and
House of Delegates will gavel in the session at noon with floor sessions. They
will then break until the governor’s speech that will begin at shortly after 7
p.m.
Tomblin administration
Communications Director Amy Shuler Goodwin said the speech will look at the
accomplishments of the last year including the new education reform law and the
cracker plant developments in Wood
County
Tomblin, who has spent 40 years at
the capitol in various roles including a record number of years as state Senate
president, enjoys this time of year according to Goodwin.
Tomblin may have to say the word
“no” a lot during the next two months with tight budget times including lagging
revenue collections and increased costs for Medicaid.
