Republican lawmakers are moving to lower property taxes on businesses.

With the economy teetering towards a deep recession in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states are taking proactive measures to help their citizens by easing property tax burdens and offering monetary relief.

A judge has slapped down a plan by Gov. Doug Ducey to balance last year's budget and pay for his teacher pay raises by hitting up Tucson area residents for more taxes.

Attorney General Mark Brnovich is moving to block state universities from leasing out their land to commercial businesses.

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.

Grand Canyon University’s president offered to offset any impact a massive tax break would have on two school districts.

The budget framework approved by legislative leadership and Gov. Doug Ducey appears to give a green light to a contentious proposal that would dramatically reduce property taxes for Grand Canyon University and, in the process, raise them for others who live near the school.

The state’s 156 fire districts are stepping up efforts to change a law limiting the taxes they can impose on property owners.

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 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.