Greitens said it was the first step in what could be $700 million in cuts to the state’s $27 billion spending plan. He did not address the possibility of seeking a tax increase to close the gap, but he and GOP lawmakers have consistently dismissed that as a possibility in the past.

Tuesday’s speech will be streamed live on the governor’s website — governor.mo.gov — as well as on the House and Senate websites.

Work ahead

Greitens, a political newcomer, laid out the tenets of his approach to governing in his Jan. 9 inaugural speech. The former Navy SEAL wants to make individuals less reliant on government to solve their problems.

Greitens is expected to focus his efforts on many of the issues he made promises about during his run for office against Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster.

Key among those were making Missouri a so-called “right-to-work” state, in which workers could not be forced to pay union dues.

He also said he wants to clean up the culture of Jefferson City, by banning gifts from lobbyists to lawmakers and imposing term limits on all statewide offices.