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    State of the state address: Governor Rose Mofford 1989

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    STATE
    OF
    ARIZONA

    GOVERNOR ROSE MOFFORD
    MESSAGE TO THE[...]
    STATE
    OF
    ARIZONA

    GOVERNOR ROSE MOFFORD
    MESSAGE

    TO THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION
    OF THE 39TH LEGISLATURE

    JANUARY 9, 1989
    State of the State
    Governor Rose Mofford
    January 9, 1989


    Introduction

    President Usdane, Speaker Hul[...]ing this group of friends, old and new, about
    the State of the State,

    ~ay I take a moment to express my congratu[...]es, Jane Dee Hull, our first
    woman speaker in the state of Arizona, and my congratulations as
    well to Bob[...]e months ago, I became the Governor of this great state,
    in the midst of extreme circumstances. Afte[...]year as Governor.

    I believe that today, the state of the state is hopeful.
    Things are not perfect, but since I a[...]ful and threatening to the very
    reputation of our state is disappearing, and the good name of
    Arizona has[...]ernor,
    to travel to all corners of this beautiful state - from Fredonia
    to Nogales; from Lake Hav[...]
    [...]mic heritage.

    While I travel throughout our state, I am reminded of the
    change that has occurred du[...]maybe
    too quickly. The transition from a frontier state to a state with
    a rapid population growth has had a profound[...]cognize that during the late 1970's and the
    early 1980's we made many policy decisions which resulted in[...]or certain classes of property was decreased;
    the state property tax rate was lowered from $1.25 In 1981[...]sed a sizable growth in
    expenditures. Increased state funds were committed to support
    kinderg[...]
    [...]50 million in 1979 to $240 million in fiscal year 1989 - an
    approximate 400% increase.

    Additionall[...]was implemented. No program
    in the history of the state has grown as rapidly as AHCCCS. For
    the fiscal year 1989, with the addition of long term care, the
    state's share of the AHCCCS program stands at over $206[...]t been, sufficient to fund our commitments to the state I s
    citizens.

    We now find ourselves at a cr[...]life in Arizona for many years to come.

    The state's general fund will only increase by $122 million[...]our commitment to education by
    continuing to fund state aid to schools according to our mandated
    s[...]
    [...]bligation
    to provide the eligible citizens of our state with AHCCCS medical
    care.

    These three choic[...]government? I have made choices that the rest of state
    government should be funded at a level that will require $125
    million in new funding. The rest of state government includes our
    universities, our courts,[...]ave chosen not to recommend the disabling cuts
    to state government that would be required to avoid[...]
    [...]A minimum school tax in those 14 districts of our state with
    high concentrations of taxable property and/[...]81 tax rate? I think not. I also
    think the out of state utilities that own 53 percent of the nucle[...]
    [...]ng standard and an increasing tax base to support
    state and local services.

    For a healthy and expanding economy will do more for the
    people of this state than all of the government programs together
    coul[...]companies are winners. Like
    Motorola, one of our state's largest employers, that was recently
    awa[...]
    [...]lop a comprehensive regional strategy emphasizing
    state, local and public-private partnerships.[...]
    [...]ommending, 4 to 6 dollars
    will be returned to the state for each person we remove from the
    welfare and pr[...]must maintain and
    enhance it. People come to our state because of its environment,
    its natural be[...]
    [...]blems by introducing cleaner burning
    fuels to our state. This legislative session must now addr[...]overnments, we must continue efforts to bring our state into
    compliance with federal air quality requirem[...]citizens in both the urban and rural parts of the state. Economic
    development and indeed life itse[...]Thousands come to Arizona each year to visit our state and
    national parks. The dollars generated by t[...]m is currently the second largest
    industry in the state.




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    Let us be sure to protect our parks and natur[...]
    [...]say that collectively we should confess that as
    a state we have overlooked funding for behavioral[...]
    [...]sistance, two days before
    Christmas I ordered the state's armories be used for temporary
    housing during t[...]seed money for the trust can come from
    unclaimed state warrants and will not require additional t[...]
    [...]That will represent more than 15
    percent of the state's population.

    Arizona is experiencing one o[...]andatory sentencing statutes
    enacted in the early 1980's are now sending 109 additional inmates
    to the state corrections system each month. At $15,000 per[...]o build a
    prison cell, the additional cost to the state each month is $5.5
    million or over $65 million pe[...]s to
    form a task force to report to me by July 1, 1989 on how private
    sector housing can be provi[...]

    MD

    1989, Thirty-ninth Legislature
    Rose Mofford
    Arizona State Government Publications
    State Document
    State of the State Addresses
    1989-01-09
    1980s (1980-1989)
    State of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
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    United States
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