Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sen. Steve Pierce congratulates best rural teacher in the country

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Sen. Paton recognized for stellar service to military

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Military Affairs

Letter to governor: We’re not suing, but your line item vetoes were unconstitutional

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget

Governor’s budget action leaves more questions than answers

Posted on September 4, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget