State of the State address tonight

Governor Christine Gregoire is set to deliver the annual State of State address tonight at 5 PM before a joint session of the House and the Senate.

I'll be following the speech live and posting my observations here starting in about an hour and a half. I'll also post the text of Gregoire's remarks.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I first published this yesterday by accident when I put up the wrong draft. It wasn't supposed to go live on Monday...because the speech is today. I've moved this post up and now it's where it belongs.

Yesterday, hinting at what she might say during her address tonight, the governor urged Washingtonians to keep flood victims in mind:

Businesses and individuals in Southwest Washington are still struggling to recover from the catastrophic damage the storms caused. I urge our corporations and residents to open their pocketbooks for them. Neighbors need to be helping neighbors at times like this.

A list of additional recommended relief organizations is available at the Military Department's Emergency Management Division.