Governor Mark Sanford Delivers State Of State Wednesday January 21, 2004 11:36pm What Did You Think of the State of The Union Speech?  Loved It  Liked It  No Opinion  Did Not Like It ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia, SC (AP) - (Columbia-AP) - Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) addressed lawmakers and the people of South Carolina in his annual State of the State message tonight. He harkened back his first such message last year. Sanford reminded people that because the state was strapped for cash, he couldn't focus on more money for programs but on five root causes. Those included whether people had a voice in state government and was the government accountable; the economy and need for wealth creation; government's structure; education; and quality of life. Sanford says he plans to focus on that every year he's in office. He says money again won't be forthcoming for programs. So Sanford says the best shot at raising income levels in our state lies in government using new tools and new approaches. He says that is what he finds so encouraging about what he started over the past year. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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