Sen. Steve Pierce had the following statement about Amy McBroom being named the best rural teacher in the entire country by the National Rural Education Association. “Congratulations to Amy McBroom from Grand Canyon Unified School District for being named the best rural teacher in the country! Her personal investment in the success of her students [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Sen. Steve Pierce congratulates best rural teacher in the country
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2009 | Comments Off
Sen. Paton recognized for stellar service to military
Posted in Military Affairs on September 22, 2009 | Comments Off
The National Guard has recognized Sen. Jonathan Paton for his exceptional and outstanding dedication to military issues at the Arizona Legislature. He recently received the Patrick Henry Award, the civilian counterpart to the Distinguished Service Medal, at a conference in Nashville, Tenn. “I have always been guided by duty, honor and country, as a soldier [...]
Letter to governor: We’re not suing, but your line item vetoes were unconstitutional
Posted in Budget on September 15, 2009 | Comments Off
Senate President Bob Burns and House Speaker Kirk Adams sent a letter Sept. 10 to the governor about concerns with some of her line item vetoes. Text is pasted below. Dear Governor Brewer: We write to express our concern that some of your line item vetoes to House Bills 2006 and 2011 exceed your [...]
Governor’s budget action leaves more questions than answers
Posted in Budget on September 4, 2009 | Comments Off
Republican leaders responded today to the governor’s budget action. Senate President Bob Burns: “The Legislature had hoped to avoid negatively impacting our fragile economy with a record tax increase in the midst of a recession. We believe we provided the governor with a responsible budget. Now we have more questions than answers, but – again – [...]


