The agency in charge of making sure the state has the resources to operate at “the speed of business,” as Gov. Doug Ducey wants it to, has only four auditors monitoring thousands of corporations, the agency’s former chief economist said today.

In gains reminiscent of the good times before the recession, state revenues took in $84.4 million more last month than what was assumed when legislators approved the budget earlier this year.

Arizona is poised to end fiscal 2013 in a better position than anticipated.

Here’s an early gift from Santa: Collections in Arizona grew by 8 percent last month compared to the year before.

Arizona expects a 5 percent increase in state tax collections in fiscal 2013, one of just nine states where revenues are projected to rise more than 5 percent, a new report says.

Arizona's tax collections in February dropped from the same month a year ago, raising questions about its impact on the state's fiscal situation.