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Judge Expected To Approve New Map, But Deadlines Loom
Approval of a new legislative map may not occur until well after the June 9 deadline for legislative candidates to file with the Secretary of State’s Office. Judge Kenneth Fields […]
House OKs Measure Aimed At Funding For Voter-Approved Issues
Members Also Tackle Studying Life Of State Buildings, Who Picks Geographic Names Board
Phoenix Chamber Scouts For Legislative Candidates
Legislature Could Be More Responsive To Business, Group Says
Bill Would Allow Seniors To Skip Property Taxes
People 65 or older could avoid paying property taxes on their primary residences for the remainder of their lives under a bill endorsed by a House committee. The bill would […]
State Considers Real Estate Investments For Pension Fund
Seeking to cut or at least reduce the rate of increase in contributions into the state pension fund, the State Retirement System is looking to add some real estate to […]
A Look At What ATRA Is Tracking
Here are a few of the bills the Arizona Tax Research Association is tracking in the current legislative session: H2263: Reduces assessed valuation of class one (business) property to 24 […]
Banking Department Needs A Name Change, Bill Sponsor Says
Measure Would Broaden Qualifications For Its Chief
ATRA Advises Lawmakers, Educates Taxpayers
Kevin McCarthy vividly recalls the first time he testified before a legislative committee representing the Arizona Tax Research Association. It was 1987 and McCarthy, current president of ATRA, the tax […]
Senate Passes Bill To Thwart ‘Frivolous’ Medical Malpractice Suits
Tort reform proponents picked up a win in the Senate on March 8 with the passage of S1113, which is designed to discourage frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits. The 26-4 vote […]
Napolitano Calls Prison Findings ‘Outrageous;’ Promises Clean Up
The following is a partial transcript of Governor Napolitano’s remarks March 8 on investigations into the Arizona state prison system after the 15-day hostage taking at Arizona State Prison Complex […]
More Money For Schools Doesn’t Guarantee Academic Achievement
America’s education system needs a Bill James, and a Billy Beane. Together, James and Beane—the focus of Michael Lewis’s recent bestseller “Moneyball”—revolutionized Major League Baseball by demonstrating how maximizing efficiency […]
Senator’s City Tax Incentive Bill Dies
Although he failed in a second attempt to discourage municipal tax incentives for business development, first-term Sen. Jack Harper says he has given cities and towns a punch-in-the-eye warning to […]
