Tag: League of Arizona Cities and Towns
Citing concerns that a bipartisan housing bill could have unintended consequences, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the legislation that supporters say would have led to more affordable homes being built. “I was...
Bill aimed to make housing affordable on Hobbs’ desk
State lawmakers sent a measure Wednesday to Gov. Katie Hobbs to override many local zoning laws in the name of affordable housing. On a bipartisan vote Wednesday, the Senate approved...
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Bill would allow commercial buildings refurbished into housing
A bipartisan housing bill is moving through the state legislature that would allow commercial properties to be redeveloped into housing units without a rezoning application. Lawmakers passed the bill through...
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Cities oppose GOP housing plan
Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are trying again to address the state’s housing affordability crisis by limiting the ability of cities and towns to set minimum standards for single-family...
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Sun denies acting on behalf of AG in ethics response  Â
A Democratic lawmaker denied allegations that she claimed to act on behalf of Attorney General Kris Mayes when she improperly interfered with a child custodial case in the summer and...
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Effort to regulate short-term rentals will resume
Stakeholders and lawmakers say that they will renew efforts in the next legislative session to increase municipalities’ ability to restrict short-term rentals to increase the amount of long-term rental properties...
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Hobbs signs legislation to eliminate right of cities, towns to set local rental tax
Correction: Corrects paragraph that talks about Gov. Katie Hobbs signing the legislation to reflect that Phoenix does have a rental tax. Arizona renters are going to get some small relief...
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Lawmakers send bill to ban rental tax to Hobbs
Quarters bounce: Cities win appeals of Census’ count of group quarters
Population growth is nothing new in booming Arizona, but that growth usually comes with moving trucks. Over the past year, however, five Arizona cities and towns managed to add 10,000...
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New law raises cap on funds for infrastructure projects benefitting manufacturers
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill on Monday opposed by most legislative Democrats that will raise the cap on monies municipalities get to fund infrastructure projects to benefit manufacturing companies....
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Kaiser cites putting ‘family first’ for resignation
Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, is resigning at the end of the week, as first reported by AZ Family’s Dennis Welch. He said Wednesday that he’s made this decision to spend...
