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State debt: Arizona’s money pit

Luige del Puerto//October 8, 2010//[read_meter]

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State debt: Arizona’s money pit

State debt: Arizona’s money pit

Luige del Puerto//October 8, 2010//[read_meter]

When lawmakers voted to spend $300 million to expand the Phoenix Convention Center in 2003, they inadvertently positioned the state to begin repaying the debt during one of the most...

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Tags: sale-leaseback, Leaseback, debt, American Legislative Exchange Council, Goldwater Institute, Arizona Legislature, Republican Party (United States), Arizona, Byron Schlomach, Phoenix Convention Center

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