The Growing Smarter laws now in place compel every community to plan their future growth and allow every citizen the right to be heard when those decisions are made.

Government cannot be all things to all people.

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.

Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state?

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.

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

I often say that Arizonans should decide what's best for Arizona.