Spitzer’s State of the State address & tid bits

Wivb.com has a good story about Governor Spitzer’s State of the State address.

(Albany, NY, January 3, 2006) - - New York Governor Eliot Spitzer vows to drastically cut property taxes, and pump out billions of dollars to revive the poor economy of upstate New York.

Sam Hoyt said “that the Governor’s State of the State Address was great news for upstate and consistent with the needs of the City of Buffalo.”

Hoyt offered that, “The Governor absolutely gets ‘it’ and I am excited to work with him, the Speaker and my colleagues on moving our whole State forward.”  Hoyt also said that the Upstate Agenda the Governor released yesterday was further proof that the Governor understands Upstate New York’s issues.

Staten Island live.com:

He [Spitzer] told lawmakers “our government is in disrepair” and while “the world has transformed and moved forward, it is only Albany that has stood still.”

Spitzer said that “no single person is responsible for this situation” — a line that allows legislative leaders Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to be saddled with some of the blame — but also said New Yorkers wanted “results instead of empty press releases, action instead of gridlock.”

Here is part of Governor Spitzer’s Key docs to a ONE NEW YORK:

Today marks the next step in our journey. It is not a journey of party or politics or any one politician, but a journey of New Yorkers in need of hope and in search of change – to bring back the greatness New York once defined.

I know that all of us in this chamber are dedicated to this cause, and I look forward to working with you, along with our partners in Congress and at the local level, to deliver on that promise.

Indeed, the tide is already starting to turn. New Yorkers have resoundingly rejected the status quo – the politics of partisanship and polarizing ideology. New Yorkers have embraced change – the idea that on Day One of this new administration, those of us in this chamber must come together to face our challenges as one.

In the past month, I have been humbled by the support and encouragement I have received from both Republicans and Democrats in this Legislature. I know this can be the start of an historic bipartisan partnership.

And just two days ago, in my first action as Governor, we implemented a series of self-imposed ethics, campaign finance and lobbying reforms to send a message to all that change is here and it starts with each of us.

Today I will outline the change we must seek together if we are to restore New York as a beacon of hope and opportunity.

Click to read the 22 page [pdf] address.