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Livestream Video: Gov. Scott Walker 2018 State Of State Address

Governor Scott Walker will deliver the 2018 State of the State Address on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 3:00 p.m. CDT from the State Capitol.

Governor Scott Walker will deliver the 2018 State of the State Address on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 3:00 p.m. CDT from the State Capitol building.

According to the governor's office, Walker will announce his ambitious agenda for 2018, which includes education reform, welfare reform, health care, and much more. To watch the address live, you can view it live below, or visit Governor Walker’s Facebook, YouTube, or Periscope page.

You can comment on and discuss the State of the State on Facebook and Twitter before, during, and after the address using the hashtag #WISOTS.

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As Walker gears up his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, Walker has assembled a list of accomplishments - some of which have been largely praised while others seem controversial.
"We've got an incredible organization," Walker said in a Washington Examiner report. "We're strong. We've been battle-tested."

First is his passing of a $3 billion incentive package to lure Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn to build and operate a $5 billion electronics plant in Racine County. It's the largest financial package ever doled out to a company, and it's not due to break even for 25 years.

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When Patch asked Gov. Walker's campaign to prioritize his administration's accomplishments, they put together the following points:

  • Making historic investments in state classrooms, with more actual dollars in K-12 education than ever before — $200 more per student this year and $204 more per student next year.
  • Helping to stabilize health care and increase access to affordable health care, now, everyone living in poverty is covered under BadgerCare for the first time in Wisconsin's history.
  • Balancing the state budget without raising taxes and turning Wisconsin's $3.6 billion deficit into a surplus.
  • Leading Wisconsin's economic comeback, with more Wisconsinites working than ever before and near-record low unemployment.
  • Cutting taxes some $8 billion since taking office, including the elimination of an entire tax – the state property tax.
  • Reducing property and income taxes so they're lower in 2018 than in 2010.
  • Taking Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10 for business, for the first time ever.
  • Encouraging major job creation in Wisconsin, including the largest economic development project in state history – Foxconn Technology Group.
  • Freezing University of Wisconsin tuition six years in a row to help students and hard-working Wisconsin families afford a quality education.

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