Democrats and Republicans are responding to the speech, which Braun used to lay out his agenda for his time as Indiana's governor.

Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday gave his first State of the State address. Here is the full text of his prepared speech along with annotations by IndyStar reporters Kayla Dwyer and Brittany Carloni. President Pro Tem Bray,

Braun launched his first month in office with a flurry of executive orders and, on Wednesday, his first joint address to the General Assembly.

Just weeks into his tenure as Indiana’s new Republican governor, Mike Braun highlighted the strength of Indiana and its residents as part of his first State of the State address Wednesday evening. “The state of the state is strong because Hoosiers are strong,