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

The former U.S. senator, who was inaugurated Jan. 15, is expected to address the full Indiana General Assembly at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is set to delivered his first State of the State address Wednesday evening. Braun will spoke before a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly in the House chamber. He took office in January after former Gov. Eric Holcomb reached his term limit.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS — The following is a script for Gov. Mike Braun's State of the State speech that was provided to 13News by the Braun administration. It is posted below without changes. You can watch the speech on air and on WTHR+.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will deliver his first State of the State address Wednesday night.Braun will discuss the current state of affairs for Indiana and outline his priorities for the legislative session.

INDIANAPOLIS (WLFI) - Governor Mike Braun delivered his State of the State Address Wednesday evening. Braun welcomed those in the Statehouse, reflecting on the years he spent as senator for Indiana. "It is good to be back in this chamber, remember I spent three years here. I sat right in that back section," Braun said.

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,