Real speech time: around 12:30 p.m.

Although officially scheduled for noon, the governor’s office says Chris Gregoire’s “state of the state” speech probably won’t start until about 12:30 p.m., after all the formalities are done.

The state Senate must gather in its chamber and troop to the larger House chamber. There will be some intros, some niceties.

In any case, the governor has some broad themes, but the details on things like cuts and taxes may be waiting for the Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing at 3:30 p.m.