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

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