Gov. Bruce Rauner was as specific in his State of the State Address as he has ever been since entering politics.

The governor delivered his State of the State address today, putting the state of the state this way: “It is make-or-break time for the Land of Lincoln,” he said.

He spoke to lawmakers for 30 minutes, calling for a reduction in worker compensation costs, a new tax system – presumably a sales tax on some services – and for lawmakers to put term limits on the ballot. He also promised more money for education, and more prison guards.

“The conditions in our prisons are unacceptable. Inmates and corrections officers alike find themselves in an unsafe environment. It’s wrong. We will hire more correctional officers to improve safety in our prisons,” he said.

He also promised to raise the minimum wage, which prompted applause. The applause stopped when lawmakers heard that it would be to $10 an hour over seven years.

Also:

• He said he wants to incentivize state workers to find efficiencies in government.
• He wants construction unions that run apprenticeship programs to diversify
• He reiterated the local right-to-work idea that he announced in Decatur last week
• He announced that the lieutenant governor would work on ways to consolidate local governments and eliminate unfunded mandates, in the name of saving money.

Legislators from both parties found things to dislike about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address.

That includes State Sen. Sam McCann (R-Plainview), who doesn’t support Rauner’s proposals regarding labor unions. “I represent a lot of state employees, a lot of other folks who have viewed (union membership) as a path to middle classdom,” McCann said. “I look forward to spending the rest of the legislative session working this out with the governor.”

While Democrats say there is common ground to be found, State Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook) was concerned about Rauner tackling these proposals in a large legislative package rather than in individual bills, “which doesn’t seem to me to be a way to start out a negotiation to say I want everything in this package my way or else,” Nekritz said. “I hope maybe that’s not what he was saying, but that was the message I got from it.”

Rauner will offer more specifics on how his agenda will be paid for during his budget address on Feb. 18.