STREAM Walker’s State of the State address at 7 p.m.

Excerpts released on speech show
he’ll focus on jobs, education

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker set to have his third State of the State address tonight.

You can stream the 7 p.m. speech here.

Monday, his campaign sent out an email suggesting he plans on running for a third term.

The email talked about defeating the liberals, gearing up for election and getting a fresh start.

Oh, it also said before that happens, Walker needs to pay off his debt from a short-lived presidential campaign run and he’s asking for donations from $10-250.

As of November, Walker was estimated to be $1 million in debt. Those numbers will be released on Jan. 31.

As for his State of the State address, Walker plans to promise that state government will focus on helping find a job for everyone who wants to work.

Walker’s office released excerpts of the speech he’s expected to deliver Tuesday evening about two and a half hours before he was scheduled to take the podium in the state Assembly chambers.

In the excerpts he says his administration believes in helping people get the training necessary to find rewarding careers. He says he has an aggressive plan over the next year to ensure everyone who wants a job can find one. He says he will enact the plan by improving the economy and investing in K-12 education, college education and worker training.

The excerpts don’t offer any details.

Other news surrounding Walker deals with the bill that would reform Wisconsin’s civic service system.

The senate is set to vote Wednesday on it.

Approval would send the bill to Walker’s desk for signature. The Assembly passed the measure in October.

The bill would eliminate exams for applicants, bumping rights that protect more experienced workers from losing their jobs, create merit raises, extend probation periods from six months to a year and define just cause for firings.

Democrats say the changes would open the door to political cronyism in state agencies.