Legislators consider tax hike for some types of home rentals
Arizona lawmakers grappling with the unintended consequences of a 2016 law that prohibited cities from regulating vacation rentals want to hike taxes on some rental owners.
Legality of Pinal County transportation sales tax carve-out questionable
Pinal County is asking voters this November to approve a half-cent sales tax to fund regional transportation projects. Notwithstanding the failure to advance legislation that would allow the county to levy the tax at varying rates among different classifications, the county is proceeding with ballot language to do just that.
Ducey budget committee includes key Brewer staffers
Facing a billion-dollar deficit on the day he takes office, Arizona Governor-elect Doug Ducey formed a budget study committee to help him figure out the problem prior to his inauguration, and several key members of his predecessor’s administration are lending a hand.