“Absolutely absurd.”
KENDAL NYSTEDT, Arizona Students’ Association vice chair, on a proposal for midyear tuition increases at state universities
“If we didn’t do this, literally the state shuts down. It’s lights out.”
DEAN MARTIN, Arizona treasurer, on borrowing $340 million from a state investment pool to pay operating expenses
“In this lousy economy, it’s not as much fun.”
MAURICE J. SEVIGNY, saying he will retire this summer from the University of Arizona after 18 years as dean of the College of Fine Arts
“As an artist, I know how important it is to save these statues.”
CHARLIE SPILLAR, on finding homes for concrete statutes from Magic Carpet Golf
“No trolley, no Fox Theatre, no Mercado District, no more anything else. We gotta get the convention center built.”
FRANK ANTENORI, Republican state representative from Tucson, on his priorities for Rio Nuevo downtown redevelopment
“We’re going to spend $11 trillion this year, by far the most in our history.”
JOHN McCAIN (right), Republican senator from Arizona, criticizing President Obama’s proposed federal budget
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Number of the week
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Bankruptcy filings in Tucson last month, up 90 percent from last year.