Arizona State Rep. Juan Mendez opened up the daily session with a quote by Carl Sagan. 

 

AZ lawmaker opens session with atheist 'prayer'

At last some positive reporting on non-theistic legislators.

Follow this link to read the full article 

http://www.kpho.com/story/22401298/atheist-lawmaker-opens

And follow this link to read about the negative reaction of a fellow legislator

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/politics/article_0b52b96c-c32f-11e2-9268-001a4bcf887a.html