ARIZONA STATE of the STATE 2013 SPEECH by GOVERNOR JAN BREWER HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVIDE BETWEEN RICH, POOR, RED, BLUE AND MEXICAN, TASK FORCE TO STUDY BORDER SMUGGLING, SCHOOL FUNDS and AZ-FED LAND
ARIZONA GOV. JAN BREWER ADDRESSES THE ARIZONA HOUSE AND SENATE IN A JOINT SESSION FOR THE ARIZONA STATE OF THE STATE 2013 SPEECH.
ARIZONA GOV.JAN BREWER
Monday’s festivities were scheduled to include the swearing in of 30 Senate members and 60 members of the House of Representatives, keynote speakers and Gov. Jan Brewer’s State of the State speech.
Arizona’s newly retired U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl kicked off opening day of the 51st Arizona Legislature by urging state lawmakers to partner with the federal government on two of his legacy issues, immigration and water rights.
But some minutes into the speech, Kyl, 70, cut short his remarks and left, saying he didn’t feel well.
RETIRING U.S. SEN. JON KYL ADDRESSES THE SESSION
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Kyl said there is a history of mixed success between Arizona and the federal government, but he urged the two levels of government to keep working together.
He defended Senate Bill 1070, even as he acknowledged the immigration-enforcement bill had some flaws.
“I think it was wrong for some elected officials and media to attack Arizona for trying to do something about it,” Kyl said.
Text of Gov. Brewer’s State of the State Address
ARIZONA GOV. JAN BREWERThe highlights of the address are the governor seeking more CPS workers, more funding for schools, including a pay-for-performance plan, reform the sales tax code, creation of a few task forces including one to manage federal lands in Arizona (which the BLM, Forest Service and National Park Service will have something to say about) and one to combat human trafficking, a pledge to do something about immigration reform after the border is “secure” and the biggee – to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to 133 percent of the federal poverty line.
All except the human trafficking and the state natural resources task forces will receive considerable resistance from her Republican colleagues who still control the House and Senate.
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THE SAN XAVIER DEL BAC COLOR GUARD INSTALLED THE FLAG FOR THE OPENING OF THE 51ST AZ LEGISLATURE.[/caption]
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This is Arizona’s legacy. We were the last of the continental states … carved from rugged country … a territorial landscape equally harsh and beautiful. Arizona’s challenges are great, but not greater than our capacity to meet them…Gov. Jan Brewer 2013
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