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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Hobbs vetoes controversial student pronouns bill, other legislation

Arizona won’t bar teachers from referring to students by their preferred pronoun or name. In vetoing the measure Monday, Gov. Katie Hobbs called it just another piece of “harmful legislation...

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City and state leaders can tackle affordable housing crisis together

Maricopa is the fastest-growing county in the United States. That significant growth has challenged the pace of development and, despite what’s in the pipeline, our region...

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Phoenix City Council bans ‘source of income’ discrimination for renters, home buyers

Phoenix joined Tucson in passing legislation that prohibits “source of income” discrimination against renters, which is when landlords reject applicants who rely on Section 8 vouchers,...

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Legislators’ complaints of lawbreaking by cities on the upswing

Bisbee Mayor David Smith said he and the City Council faced a tough decision after the Attorney General’s Office found the city’s plastic bag ban ordinance was illegal. The council...

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House panel sinks bill requiring partisan city elections

A bill requiring municipal governments to hold partisan elections has failed to clear its first hurdle. Rep. Jay Lawrence (R-Scottsdale) House Bill 2032, which was introduced...

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Passage of election consolidation – from the Capitol to the courthouse

Republicans who pushed for a Senate bill intended to spark a lawsuit over consolidated elections will likely get their wish. Senate Bill 1152, which was signed into law by Gov....

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New session, old story – cities, counties fend off Legislature’s reach

Arizona cities and counties staved off a major threat to tax revenues in the 2017 legislative session as they saw the number of measures hostile to them continue to grow....

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Senate OKs cutting funds for cities that flout state law

The Arizona Senate has approved a proposal that would cut state shared revenue from cities or towns that pass regulations conflicting with state law. All 17 Republicans present Wednesday voted...

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Senate Government committee votes to force cities to obey state laws

Charging that cities are ignoring the laws they pass, lawmakers voted Wednesday to let the attorney general direct that their state aid be withheld until they comply. “There’s nobody in...

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New laws help speeders and landlords, restrict cities and towns

Gov. Doug Ducey has signed bills into law that will give speeders twice as many chances to neutralize their tickets; take away the ability of cities and counties to regulate...

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Judge rules Phoenix and Tucson can hold elections independently of the state

Citing an array of potential problems, a Pima County Superior Court judge has ruled that Tucson and Phoenix don’t have to move their elections to the fall of even-numbered years...

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Hobbs signs legislation to eliminate right of cities, towns to set local rental tax

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Hobbs vetoes controversial student pronouns bill, other legislation

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City and state leaders can tackle affordable housing crisis together

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Legislators’ complaints of lawbreaking by cities on the upswing

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House panel sinks bill requiring partisan city elections

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Passage of election consolidation – from the Capitol to the courthouse

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New session, old story – cities, counties fend off Legislature’s reach

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Senate OKs cutting funds for cities that flout state law

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Senate Government committee votes to force cities to obey state laws

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New laws help speeders and landlords, restrict cities and towns

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Judge rules Phoenix and Tucson can hold elections independently of the state

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