We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.

Arizona is a national leader in school choice with both charter schools and tuition tax credits giving parents and their children more school choices than ever before.

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.

Arizona now has one of the most innovative systems of financing school construction in the nation.

We emerged from the events of September 11 more steadfast in our beliefs, more courageous in our actions and more determined to protect our values than ever before.

While I have some regrets that this is my last opportunity to deliver a State of the State address, I appreciate and am humbled by the opportunities this great state has given me.

The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.