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There's one overriding theme facing Massachusetts as Gov. Deval Patrick prepares to make his State of the State Address. How will the state pay for the initiatives Patrick has proposed this week?

On the heels of a major transportation plan, Patrick announced a massive plan to expand education on Tuesday.

Patrick’s announcement, at the Orchard Gardens K-8 school in Roxbury, was softened by a little boy named Francisco.

"When I grow up I want to be a firefighter so I can help people from fires," he said.