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House moves on tax repeal
The state House of Representatives has given preliminary approval to a proposal to make permanent a property tax relief program. A similar measure also breezed through in the Senate last […]
Initiative aims to ban tax on property sales, transfers
A proposed constitutional change to ban taxes on property sales or transfers was filed Jan. 30 with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office. The type of tax is not currently […]
The legislative life
Whiskey Row, Prescott, 1877. The early years of the Arizona Territorial Legislature were an interesting affair. The Legislature met in Prescott during the early months of the new year when […]
Goddard and other state AGs ask EPA to step on the gas
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard joined 16 other state attorneys general to ask the Environmental Projection Agency to stop dragging its feet on regulating greenhouse gases.Last year, the U.S. Supreme […]
Napolitano wants to shift some prison costs to counties
One of Gov. Janet Napolitano’s proposals for reducing a state budget shortfall would put a financial hit on counties already facing lean financial times. The idea is to shift the […]
Homestretch here for Phoenix areas light-rail system
Drivers have spent three years navigating the 20-mile obstacle course where crews have been building the Phoenix area’s light-rail system, and Metro officials are trying to reassure them that the […]
TUSD to decide whether to close four schools
TUCSON — The Tucson Unified School District’s governing board is weighing whether to begin a process of closing four elementary schools this fall. Corbett, Ochoa, Rogers and Wrightstown elementary schools […]
Republicans face dissenters in caucus over tax repeal
A proposal to permanently keep in place a property tax relief program that, without legislative action, will expire at the end of fiscal year 2009 appears to be in peril […]
Flushing away the budget deficit
With Arizona’s budget deficit approaching $1 billion, policy-makers are looking for relief from Arizona’s fiscal woes. Wouldn’t it be nice if lawmakers could just flush fiscal problems away?Turns out, technology […]
Ankle injury led to some missed votes
Your Jan. 11 edition contained a listing of votes that were missed by all 90 members of the Legislature during 2007 (Members vote: How many did they miss).You note that […]
