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Ken Strobeck: Fighting for cities’ rights – and riding a motorcycle
For the past 11 years, Ken Strobeck has fought for cities’ rights at the Legislature as the director of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns. Strobeck spoke to the Arizona Capitol Times about the tension between states and cities, his time in the Oregon Legislature and motorcycles.
Special session not needed, apparently
DOR last week decided to put part of Brewer’s 2013 TPT reform package on hold for a year. In an Oct. 7 letter to League of Arizona Cities and Towns Executive Director Ken Strobeck, DOR Director David Raber said the agency is delaying the implementation of the single point of administration provision for one year
House budget stalemate continues
Dissident Republicans met off and on all day behind closed doors in their bid to have the nearly $9.2 billion spending plan approved last week by the Senate expanded to deal with their own priorities. At least part of that includes additional spending for the new Division of Child Welfare, created by Gov. Jan Brewer to replace the troubled Child Protective Services.
Mayors unveil own sales tax simplification plan
Mayors of Arizona cities offered an alternative plan to simplify the state’s sales tax code today, hours before a Senate panel began tackling key provisions of Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposal.
Brewer pitches compromise in sales tax simplification plan
The outlines of a potential compromise between municipalities and supporters of a bill that seeks to simplify the state’s sales tax system emerged this month, a few days after the governor’s office pitched the idea to mayors.
Report: Brewer plan could cut growing communities’ sales taxes
Gov. Jan Brewer’s plan to simplify Arizona’s sales tax system could undercut revenues for growing communities through changes in how construction materials are taxed, according to a report by the nonprofit Grand Canyon Institute.
Brewer unveils sales tax bill
Gov. Jan Brewer today announced her plans for simplifying Arizona’s complicated sales tax system, which followed recommendations from a task force on eliminating the multiple jurisdictions and layers of bureaucracy that businesses face in paying transaction privilege taxes.
Inspiration for new laws often comes from personal experiences
Personal problems, problems from constituents and even problems that admittedly don’t exist are sometimes the basis for bills Arizona lawmakers introduce.
The new frontier of union busting
A state representative has a plan to force local public entities to vote on what the Legislature couldn’t last year: whether to stop the automatic deductions from public employees’ paychecks for union dues.
Ugenti’s bill would bar future League employees, others from joining ASRS
Following her public feud with an association representing Arizona municipalities this year, a Republican from Scottsdale wants to bar the association’s new employees from joining the state’s retirement system.
Capitol Quotes: July 22, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
Proposal would consolidate municipal and state elections
GOP lawmakers’ annual battle with cities over what’s best for local government may be moving from the Legislature to the ballot box.
