HIJINKS, HUMOR PUNCTUATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WRAP

posted by Michael Chihak

Friday's Arizona Week will include major doses of serious conversation about the just-completed state legislative session, with looks at the budget, education funding, tax cuts for business to stimulate job growth and immigration legislation, or lack thereof.

But we'll also take time to look at some of the lighter, perhaps odd occurrences that might otherwise be overlooked in the crush of debate, rhetoric and bill passage that consumed these 90 elected officials for the last 100 days.

Make that 101 days, despite the best efforts of legislative leaders to say they would finish -- and did finish in 100.

That's the first hijink, as reported by the Arizona Republic's Mary Jo Pitzl in Political Insider: "House PIO Daniel Scarpinato tweeted out 'I know our friends in the media will accurately report the number of days for this session: 100.' That was after 1 a.m. (Wednesday), when another day had passed."

There's more, including the GOP senator who affected a Southern accent to deliver a floor speech, the 10 new license plates added to offerings for Arizona motorists and other legislative hoots and hollers.

We'll give you a rundown of the best on Arizona Week, Friday 8:30 p.m. MST PBS HD.