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light rail, sales tax, transportation, Hobbs
Jul 25, 2023

Republicans want to reach deal with Hobbs and others over extension of transportation tax

Republicans who hold the majority in the Arizona Legislature are working to strike a final deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and leaders of cities, counties and tribes in metro Phoenix over an extension of a transportation tax that has funded massive expansions of the region's freeway and roads system, bus routes and the light rail over nearly four decades.

light rail, sales tax, transportation, Hobbs
Jun 2, 2023

Hobbs negotiating with GOP lawmakers to try to ask voters to extend transportation tax

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is directly negotiating with Republican lawmakers who control the Arizona Legislature to try to craft a deal to ask Maricopa County voters to extend a half-cent sales tax that for nearly 40 years has paid for new freeways, bus routes and light rail transportation projects.

light rail, transportation, recess, budget, housing, Hobbs, House, Senate, Tempe
May 18, 2023

Lawmakers take long break – key bills await action

The pressure is off state lawmakers after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a $17.8 billion budget package and negotiations on critical housing and transportation issues will continue during a near month-long recess of the Legislature.

I-10, Hobbs, ADOT, Hoffman, Petersen, Burch, Senate
Feb 20, 2023

Senate panel recommends approving Hobbs’ ADOT head pick after grilling

A Senate panel agreed Monday to recommend confirmation of Katie Hobbs' pick to head the Department of Transportation -- but not before the chairman grilled her on her personal beliefs and at one point suggested she was not being truthful.

Prop 400, senators, committee, Farnsworth
Feb 13, 2023

Panel kills Prop 400 plan – but resurrection seems likely

After much deliberation, senators could not agree on a half-cent sales tax extension proposal to send to the voters, and killed the version proposed to a transportation committee. 

homeless youths, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homeless Youth Connection, couch surfing, California, New York, Florida, Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, Congress, Native American Connections, MAG, Transitional and Emergency Youth Housing, rent, inflation, evictions
Jan 13, 2023

Arizona led nation for rise in homeless youth last year, HUD report says

Arizona saw the largest increase in the number of homeless youths in the nation last year, at a time when other large states were seeing those numbers decline, according to a recent federal report.

Jul 6, 2022

Governor vetoes transportation tax extension, draws criticism

Gov. Doug Ducey killed a huge tax extension on Wednesday that many Republicans have been pushing for months, angering politicians and lobbyists across the state.  

Apr 16, 2018

Dennis Smith: A driving force of the Valley’s freeways

During his time at MAG, Dennis Smith was instrumental in developing the region’s 911 system and led the charge on passing two successful transportation taxes.

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