Gov. Scott Walker gave the State of the State address Jan. 15, telling Wisconsinites the state has moved forward and outlining jobs, education and mining as priorities for Wisconsin.
Walker cited a lower unemployment rate than when he took office two years ago as well as structural reforms that balanced state and local budgets as evidence of progress.
“What we did was think more about the next generation than we did about the next election, and it worked,” Walker said during the address.
However, in a Democratic response after the speech, Senate Minority Leader Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, said Walker’s speech was “high on theatrics, but low on substance.”
In particular, Larson criticized Walker’s emphasis on job creation, saying it has been the governor’s top priority for two years without results.
