The taxpayers of the entire district have subsidized everything we've done for years. That is something the board does not want to make worse.

The entire district is really focused on literacy.

It should resonate with taxpayers.

Whether or not he's going to sit there and outline his entire (State of the State) proposal, he's not going to do that. Achieving consensus is the point of the Legislature. They're here to conduct the business of the people.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is in my county board district. I'm not going around claiming credit for it.

Nobody wants to talk about district starting next week, but it's going to happen. That's why it's important not to put everything into this one game. We are working towards district and beyond.