JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After one public event Monday morning, Gov. Jay Nixon headed back to the office where he and his speechwriters were putting finishing touches on his sixth state of the state address ahead of planned delivery Tuesday night.

When asked for a preview of some of the overarching themes that might be brought up, Nixon joked, “you guys gotta come,” but did say that the current draft is running a little long so nothing new will be added.

“I’m going to make a strong case tomorrow night for maintaining fiscal discipline, a very strong case for how the best economic development tool we have is education, and how that at this defining moment for our state, that we should not miss the opportunity to make the strategic investments that will pay big dividends for our state for generations to come,” he said.

One of the largest themes in his address may be education funding, where Nixon has called for more than $81 in new spending, on top of his pledge to fully fund the foundation formula (which is $594 short) by 2017.

His budget will be introduced as he and legislators remain split on the consensus revenue estimate for the upcoming fiscal year. Legislators in both chambers have agreed on a figure of $8.59 billion, while Nixon’s administration is projecting growth to $8.73 billion – leaving a $140 million, split. Nixon said he won’t budge.

“The time has come and gone for that,” he said of the possibility of renewing talks about the consensus revenue figure. “We reassess based on income during the fiscal year and what’s happening in the state. It’s not like you sit down in November and do an estimate and on July 1 don’t touch it. As the business we operate as a state, we’re constantly looking at what actually is coming in to recalibrate what the proper numbers are. As the economy continues to move forward, we’ll have additional evidence to move those numbers.”

Nixon will deliver his remarks at 7 p.m on Tuesday, followed by a Republican response from House Speaker Tim Jones.