The legislature has to recognize that options to significantly increase state revenue are very few,

I just don't think they ought to have a monopoly on the casino licenses,

We've studied this issue enough, ... It's past time. Our state budget has a $1 billion shortfall.

I think it's not fair to impose additional taxes on just one industry,

I felt comfortable that ruling would come down, ... ... I was pretty uneasy taking that money out in the first place, but I felt a stronger obligation to the farmers.

We have to be guarded to keep a right-to-work law from passing, ... That will be one of our top priorities.