Today, Arizona's sons and daughters, mothers and fathers are proudly serving their country.

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

Right after the tragedy, President Bush asked Americans to get on with their lives and we did.

Despite Arizona's remarkable growth in recent years, we have met the current federal health standards for ozone pollution and the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved our dust control plan.

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.

Yesterday the flame of the Olympic torch was carried through our great state on its way to Salt Lake City.