LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is urging lawmakers to pass a package that would slow the statewide growth in property taxes and to reject any proposals that expand Medicaid.

Ricketts outlined his agenda Thursday in his second State of the State address at the Capitol.

The governor’s proposals include an infrastructure bank that would accelerate work on road and bridge projects and a $26 million expansion of a community corrections facility in Lincoln.

Ricketts also argues that the state can balance its budget without tapping its cash reserve, even though some lawmakers have said doing so may be necessary. Ricketts’ plan would plug an expected budget hole by using unspent money from state agencies, transfers from cash accounts and a reduction in new spending.