LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made improving roads, drinking water and education the key planks of her first State of the State address at the Capitol Tuesday.

She spoke for just under an hour in a speech that was bare on details about how much her infrastructure and school fixes would cost, or how they would be paid for.

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Whitmer's calls for bipartisanship were interspersed with criticism of the Republican-controlled Legislature for what she denounced as pork barrel spending and sweetheart deals.

Here are five key things Whitmer said Tuesday:

On Michigan roads: "We have crumbling bridges with hundreds of temporary supports holding them up. Buses of school kids and families travel over them — and under them. Chunks of concrete have slammed through windshields. ... And while it’s hard to imagine things getting worse, that is precisely what will happen if we don’t act boldly and swiftly."

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On drinking water: "Over the past year, toxic chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been found in our lakes, our rivers and our water systems in more than 70 communities spanning both of our peninsulas. This problem may not have commanded the same kind of national attention as the situation in Flint. But it is just as urgent."

On education: "I want to send a message to all of the devoted educators across Michigan: You’re not failing us. We have been failing you. Our educators deserve our support — not a funding crisis that undermines their work, weakens our schools and hurts our kids. We know that potential is universal, but right now opportunity is not."

On LGBTQ rights: "Nobody should ever be fired because of who they are or who they love. ... If we want Michigan to be a home for opportunity, it should be opportunity for all, in all workplaces. We need to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for our LGBT community."

On access to public records: "For too long, our government has been plagued by a lack of transparency. We have consistently ranked the worst in the country. We have the power to fix that: let’s expand FOIA (the Freedom of Information Act) to my office and to the Legislature.It’s time to ensure that the sun shines equally on every branch of state government."

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