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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Summary of the state of the state address
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Gov. Janet Napolitano's last state of the state speech amounted to a farewell. She is set to join President Barack Obama's Cabinet as director of Homeland Security.
Napolitano, a Democrat with a Republican-controlled Legislature, asked lawmakers to avoid cutting spending on schools and health care despite the recession. While those cuts would help reduce the $1.6 billion state budget shortfall, she said, they could hurt Arizona in the future.
"Today's short term budget decisions must not harm the long term future of Arizona's children," she said. "If this Legislature cuts classroom spending, the people of Arizona will recognize such a cut for what it is- not a budget necessity but a willful and unwise choice."
The governor also called on lawmakers to extend in-state tuition rates to every veteran in Arizona, tighten restrictions on human smugglers and revive an effort that failed last year to address the state's inadequate transportation system.
Napolitano will be replaced by Secretary of State Jan Brewer, a Republican.
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