New Jersey governor Phil Murphy laid out his legislative priorities for the next year on Tuesday, which include addressing sexual harassment in politics, and raising income taxes on the state's millionaires. 

"The millionaire's tax will allow us to ease the property tax burden on literally millions of middle class families and seniors," Murphy said. "And it will do more to help fund our public schools."

This will be Murphy's third attempt to increase the income tax rate for people who earn more than a million dollars a year. His previous two attempts failed due to opposition from the state's legislative leaders. WNYC's Nancy Solomon said Murphy's proposal fit in with a larger theme of the speech: making government work better for the middle class.

"He took aim at the state's truly poor record at fiscal responsibility and high property taxes," she said. "He called on legislators to prioritize the needs of ordinary citizens instead of the politically connected."

Murphy also got a standing ovation after pledging to shine a light on the mistreatment of women in state politics, after a recent report by the Star-Ledger where 20 women described being victims of harassment, misconduct and, in some cases, assault during their time in Trenton.

Murphy announced a new program — Jobs NJ — to align training with new technologies he said will better meet the needs of the 21st century economy. He also said he'll create a commission to study how to close the wealth gap in New Jersey, and he said he wants a funding measure on the November ballot that will replace lead water pipes across the state.

Listen as Solomon recaps the address with WNYC host Jami Floyd, above.