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Sean McCarthy: On data, Dad, and K-12 funding
Sean McCarthy never dreamed of working in politics, let alone with his father, Arizona Tax Research Association President Kevin McCarthy.
Pima County officials see legal trouble in desegregation tax
Pima County officials say a new state law dictating how to collect taxes for desegregation funding in Tucson puts the county at legal risk.
Budget includes property tax increase for some school districts
Homeowners in more than a dozen Arizona school districts will pay additional property taxes if GOP lawmakers approve a maneuver in Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget deal.
State retirement fund invests in private prisons that hold large contracts
The Arizona State Retirement System has invested in the country’s largest private prison operators, which also hold state contracts.
Medical pot dispensaries to start paying personal property tax, assessor announces
Taxing personal property at medical marijuana dispensaries and growth operations may net Maricopa County schools more than $1 million, and likely more once the county assessor completes audits of taxes owed in previous years.
Maricopa County to enforce business property tax on medical marijuana dispensaries
Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen wants medical marijuana dispensaries to pay personal property taxes, and the county’s dispensaries say they’re happy to comply.
Board vacancies put public worker pension fund in neutral
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has allowed so many vacancies on the board overseeing the nearly $35 billion retirement pension fund covering the majority of state, city and county workers that it has been unable to do any substantive work since November.
County hospital system defaults on $15.4 million loan
The county’s hospital system for indigent patients has defaulted on a 10-year-old, $15.4 million loan from Maricopa County.
Fixing Arizona education: Outdated spending policies should be scrapped
Arizona’s K-12 education finance system must be reformed. This 35-year-old construct demands a review because structural deficiencies presently create significant distortions.
Hospitals, chambers remain on sidelines in Prop. 480 campaign
The state’s largest private hospitals have made their qualms known about a proposed $935 million in tax-funded financing for the county health system, but they aren’t lining up with groups opposed to it.
Vote No on Prop. 480; It’s expensive and unwise
In a recent Arizona Capitol Times commentary, advocates peddled support for Proposition 480, the county hospital bond proposal. It was revealing that the advocates left out the most important piece of information about the proposal; the price tag. This wasn’t an oversight but rather a clear recognition that the overwhelming cost of the proposal is impossible to justify.
Foes question $1 billion plan for new county medical center
Opposition to a nearly $1 billion bond proposal to build a new public hospital and modernize the county’s health system is beginning to take shape, with critics questioning why the... […]
