kevin hayes, a security guard, provided help and care to nathaniel despite having been injured himself in the shooting. no human being is gifted with the knowledge of why such tragedy occurs. but, we are thankful that in the face of it, people like both of you display the courage required to help all of us get through. thank you both so very much. [ applause ] today, i am proud to report that the fiscal position of state government remains strong and steady. by working together over the past three years, not only did we close the largest structural deficit in state history, we are looking at our third straight year of budget surpluses. [ applause ] we've doubled the size of our state savings account, and we did it all without raising taxes. [ applause ] republicans and democrats can be proud of our firm fiscal footing. it is a far cry from where we were just three years ago. we completely overhauled a near-bankrupt unemployment insurance system. we reformed our state pension funds, resolving a $12 billion dollar shortfall while ensuring that state workers, police officers, teachers, an