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Pima County claims governor, legislators illegally shifted state costs to counties
Denied a hearing by the Arizona Supreme Court, Pima County will soon take its legal challenge over a budget provision regarding the 1 percent property tax cap to Maricopa County.
Pima, Pinal counties may have to hike tax rates for court to decide legality of budget provision
Pima and Pinal counties may have to set their tax rates – and hike the levy on businesses and homeowners – before any court decides whether a provision in the state budget is legal.
Pima County sues state, saying it shifted burden to county taxpayers
Pima County sued the state of Arizona Monday to block a new budget provision the county says shifts tax burdens away from the state and on to county taxpayers.
New study ranks Tucson area among worst for small business employees
A new study shows the Tucson area is among the worst in the nation to work for a small business.
Pima prepares to sue over state budget
Pima County yesterday (April 7) authorized the hiring of an outside counsel to prepare a lawsuit alleging that a budget provision reducing property tax levies for some school districts is unconstitutional. Lobbyist Michael Racy told our reporter today (April 8) that the provision in S1476 (budget; BRB; K-12 education; FY2015-16) is especially hard on Pima County.
McSally defeats incumbent Barber in CD2 recount
More than a month after Martha McSally declared victory on election night, a judge made it official this morning and declared her the winner over U.S. Rep. Ron Barber in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.
Recount results due today in Barber-McSally CD2 race
The results of a recount in the nation's last undecided congressional race from the midterm elections are set to be revealed Wednesday by an Arizona judge in a move that will determine the size of the GOP majority in Washington.
Pima County delays no-smokers hiring policy vote
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has delayed a vote to implement a ban on hiring smokers.
Smokers need not apply? Pima County to weigh hiring ban
Pima County officials will decide this week on whether to implement a ban on hiring smokers.
Pima County starts CD2 hand recount Monday
A week-long recount of ballots in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District is set to conclude with a hand check of votes from 5 percent of the precincts in Pima County.
2nd District machine recount of 220,000 votes done
Cochise and Pima counties have finished recounts of nearly 220,000 votes cast in the too-close-to-call race between Democratic Rep. Ron Barber and Republican Martha McSally.
CD2 recount underway, could face further legal challenges
Arizona’s first recount of a congressional general election in history is underway, but not without the first of what may be many legal challenges to the process.
