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Friday, December 10, 1999
Priorities 2000: An Arizona View
By Gov. Jane Hull
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As Governor of Arizona, one of my top priorities is the Arizona State Hospital for the mentally ill. Mental health is an important issue that cannot be ignored. The Arizona Auditor General evaluated the facility and found that it had to be replaced. I am committed to assuring that our state honors its responsibility to take care of the residents at thehospital. A new facility must be built.
I have a two part plan to use Arizona's share of the Tobacco Settlement monies. Phase one includes using the up-front payments for the construction of the state hospital and a state laboratory. Phase two would distribute the settlement's annual payments to key areas. These are: behavioral health, children's health, elder health, additional coverage for the uninsured and disease prevention and research.
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