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PHOTOS: Gov. Sisolak delivers his first State of the State address

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Assembly Chambers during speech

Speaking to a packed Assembly chamber in his first State of the State address, Gov. Steve Sisolak pledged he wouldn't raise taxes while unveiling a number of new spending initiatives, from education to health care to pay raises.

Photographer David Calvert was in Carson City to catch the reactions from Nevada's assembled lawmakers — both jubilant and wary — to a speech that marks the state's first Democratic governorship in two decades.

Scroll for more images of the speech.

Gov. Steve Sisolak stands with his wife, Kathy Ong, on the night of the State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Gov. Steve Sisolak delivers his first State of the State address in the Assembly Chambers on Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Lieutenant Gov. Kate Marshall applauds during the State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Attorney General Aaron Ford (left) shakes hands with state Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty before the State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Reno City Councilwoman Naomi Duerr (left) takes a selfie with Reno-area Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson before the State of the State on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Lawmakers, guests and press gather outside the Assembly Chambers after the State of the State on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
A hand holds a copy of the State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson has a conversation in the lobby following the State of the State on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson speaks to Senate colleagues following the State of the State on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Assembly Minority Leader Jim Wheeler walks through the crowd after the State of the State on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

 

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