we heard from mike and sherry from sheboygan clint from markesan, and tammy from viroqua. there was jon and christine from milwaukee, karen from portage and dale from jefferson, karen from oregon diana from elkhorn, and louis from marshfield. we heard from people from all across the state. my pledge to you is that property taxes four years from now will be lower than they were in 2014. [applause] we reduced income and employer taxes too. and we started taking less out of paychecks for withholding last april, so you could keep more of your hard-earned money. on top of our economic success we empowered local school boards to hire and fire based on merit and pay based on performance, so they can keep the best and the brightest in the classroom. and it's working. [applause] over the past four years graduation rates are up. third grade reading scores are up. act scores are up, and wisconsin now ranks 2nd in the country. [applause] our fiscal outlook is strong, too. we finished each year with a surplus, and we will again this year. [applause] wisconsin's pension system is the on