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.

During the last regular session and the most recent special session, measures that I see as little more than Band-Aids were applied to three health programs in the state.

Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget.

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

In twenty years, the Lottery has raised over $1.4 billion. It has been run successfully and efficiently.

Government cannot be all things to all people.

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.