Bill Lee’s third State of the State address clocked in at 42 minutes on Monday evening. That was still on the long side of budget addresses for Tennessee governors, but a good deal shorter than his previous two speeches.

Lee’s first State of the State in 2019 was 5,994 words long and lasted 57 minutes. Last year’s address came in at 5,493 words. But this year’s speech totaled 4,506 words as prepared for delivery.

For some historical perspective of State of the State speeches, see this TNJ: On the Hill analysis of a couple years ago:

Did Lee’s State of the State speech set a modern record at 57 minutes?

A word cloud analysis processed through MonkeyLearn reveals Lee’s most frequently used terms over her his last three speeches:

1. State (162 times)
2. Tennessee/Tennessean (157 times)
3. Year (126 times)
4. School (71 times)
5. Students (57 times)
6. Teachers (56 times)
7. Budget (43 times)
8. Dollars (36 times)
9. Investment (33 times)
10. Health care (15 times)