Evans also pointed out that Ducey didn’t really mention women at all in his speech, except to say that he was setting aside money in his budget to make sure that extended family members, such as grandparents, adult siblings or uncles or aunts, who wanted to foster the child of a family member would be paid an equal amount to a complete stranger who fostered a child. He also talked about setting aside money to make sure that all of the state’s rape kits were tested and the perpetrators arrested.

While Ducey didn’t specifically mention women in business, he did speak about how small business owners are the lifeblood of the state. He pointed out that Forbes magazine listed Arizona as one of the best states in the union for creating new jobs. Business leaders, he said, are an integral part of how well the state runs.

He pledged to work with the Arizona Legislature to eliminate some of the 10,000 pages of state regulations that businesses have to deal with on a daily basis. As an example he pointed to the many jobs for which the state requires a license before a business can open its doors.

“The state requires licenses for too many jobs,” he said. “These licenses are designed to keep out the little guy.”