House bill funds Guard border duty Puts $10M in budget for governor to send troops to stop illegal crossers By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Tucson, Arizona | Published: 02.07.2006 PHOENIX — Unwilling to wait for federal help, a House panel voted unanimously Monday to use state tax money to deploy the National Guard along Arizona's southern border. The proposal would put $10 million into the budget for Gov. Janet Napolitano to mobilize at least some of the state's 4,000 Guard troops. The bipartisan move comes a month after the governor offered to have Guard troops along the border —...
