(DENVER) — In case you missed it, Governor Jared Polis gave his State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 9. The annual address recapped the past year, while also looking forward the future. The speech lasted about an hour, so we broke it down by some of the key points. Housing, crime, cost of living, and education were among the biggest topics. While Gov. Polis discussed affordable housing, he mentioned a fairly recent development in Colorado Springs. You might recognize the apartment complex he spoke about from our previous coverage, it's called the Villages at Solid Rock. It includes 77 units with rent based on income. It's built on a church's property, which is one of several creative solutions to affordable housing that Gov. Polis touched on. He said he's excited to see similar developments take shape across the state. The governor also spoke about cutting property taxes, lowering the residential property tax rate, and accessory dwelling units (also known as a mother-in-law suite or a guest house). Polis added that he'd like to break down barriers for building condos, to provide more affordable home ownership. "Before 2008, condos made up about 20% of new home starts in Colorado, dropping to about 5% now. About 10 years ago, there were nearly 3,000 condos on the market under $400,000, and last year, there were only 22," said Gov. Polis. "This conversation about meaningful condo liability reforms that, of course, balance homeowner protections and de-risk the market, but fundamentally allow more condos to be built, has often been stifled." On a separate note, Gov. Polis said crime rates dropped in almost every category. He said property crime is down 15%, homicides are down 9%, and car thefts are down 26%. However, the governor added that one area that still needs improvement is youth crime. He says that his budget calls for more support to prevent crime from happening in the first place. To prevent youth crime he'd like to expand resources for youth, and increase bed capacity at the Division of Youth Services, so young adults who enter the criminal justice system can get back on track and avoid becoming repeat offenders. "Under my proposal, youth offenders who are currently being sent all over the state will be able to stay closer to home to get the support they need faster, from their families and their communities," said Gov. Polis. As for cost of living, he touted reducing insurance rates, price transparency legislation, and capping the price of insulin, although he says the work is not done when it comes to lowering prices, as he called out hospitals and the FDA. "We don't always find ourselves on the same side of an issue as Florida, but as the only two states taking much-needed and long overdue steps to cut the costs of prescription drugs by importing them from Canada... Our patience wears thin for the FDA slow walking our well-qualified application to import lower-cost prescription drugs," said Gov. Polis. On the topic of education he celebrated universal pre-school for saving families money, though he says there's still a long way to go to improve our schools. "Today, tragically there are 'education deserts' as President Coleman calls them, in Colorado. Where 90% of students, around 22 in a class of 25, are behind grade level in math and reading. That is unacceptable," said Gov. Polis. He said improving education could include using a new school finance formula, as well as making it easier for new options like charter schools to open and operate within the state. His speech on Thursday also focused on migrants in Colorado. Polis said undocumented criminals should be deported. He also acknowledged the presence and problems with undocumented criminals in Denver and Aurora, but made sure to add the cities have been having gang problems for decades. Polis also said he's open to working with federal immigration agencies to make it happen with some exceptions. I truly hope that President Elect Trump and Congress can work together quickly to secure the border, stop human trafficking, and stop the illegal flow of guns and drugs. As a state, we welcome more federal help to detain and deport dangerous criminals. I also hope that Congress finally provides legal pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and those who seek to come out of the shadows. We don't support efforts to deport American citizens, to target those on pending legal status. To break up families. To create orphans of American children whose parents are alive and who come to this country to build a better life for their families. We'll stay true to the core values upon which our country was built, opening the door of freedom and opportunity and hope for all. Gov. Jared Polis Polis also criticized President Elect Trump's tariff proposals, saying they could raise the cost of everything. He said he will continue to criticize the tariffs just as he did with President Biden.