CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Gov. Dave Freudenthal addressed the state Legislature there yesterday for the opening of the Legislative budget session. In his State of the State address, he challenged legislators to look to the future and hold that in mind as they made their decisions.

He said it this way -- AUDIO CLIP

He implored the legislators to be careful in their spending because he does not believe there will be a “fast, robust” economic recovery. Don’t spend the state’s reserves, he said, hold on to it.

He said he absolutely does not support the idea of spending all you have.

The legislators need to think about their own personal budgets and if they would gamble their house, for example, he said. Again, he suggested they take their cue from the people of the state.

“We want to be optimistic,” he said, but not bet on our financial future.

For those of you who missed it, you can look for the governor’s State of the State address to be posted on our Web site -- rivertonradio.com. We’ll be talking about the governor’s address in newscasts through the week.