The architect of an ever-increasing siphoning off of state tax revenues to help send students to private and parochial schools said Thursday he's now willing to consider a cap -- now that the diversion has topped $74 million a year.

Although there’s debate over whether one can truly indulge in “too much of a good thing,” the stats revealing the undeniable success of Arizona’s Angel Investment Tax Credit show that investors and Arizona start-up companies haven’t had nearly enough of this pro-business, economy boosting program.

Arizona residents are one step closer to getting a tax credit for attending a firearms safety class after Republican lawmakers passed a measure offering a dollar-for-dollar credit for concealed-carry permit holders Monday.

Governor Doug Ducey has signed a bill granting Apple renewable tax credits and tax exemptions for the $2 billion data center it plans to open in Mesa.

With hardly time to pause, policymakers lunged from one budget solution to another at the height of the recent fiscal crisis, spawning a chaotic period of accounting gimmicks, borrowing and budget slashing.

The Arizona Commerce Authority’s deal-closing fund became more of a deal-making fund during the 2013 legislative session, opening the possibility that more special projects could be in the agency’s future.

A panel of representatives and senators yesterday recommended the continuation of a dollar-for-dollar tax credit program for contributions to groups that provide scholarships to students in private and parochial schools.

The Arizona Public Interest Research Group yesterday released a report critiquing the Arizona Commerce Authority’s transparency practices, calling on the agency to make more information about subsidy programs available online and to fight for legislative change in areas where the ACA is prohibited by law from disclosing information.

The last bill that the Legislature approved before adjourning for the year underwent major changes in the waning hours of the session that could be worth as much as $30 million in tax credits to some companies.

It’s like a bad re-run. A few legislators are trying to revive Arizona’s film production tax credit (SB 1170) that lapsed in 2011.