Citing confusing language that could trip up voters, five of Arizona’s Supreme Court justices explained their decision to bar a citizen initiative to raise taxes for education in a ruling released Friday morning.
Read More »Ducey continues claim Garcia tried to ‘rig’ education tax proposal
Gov. Doug Ducey has reaffirmed his claim that David Garcia tried to "rig" the election for a sales tax for education even though there is no evidence the Democrat gubernatorial hopeful had any role in crafting the measure.
Read More »Supreme Court bars tax on rich ballot measure from vote 
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t allow a vote on a citizen initiative to raise taxes for public education.
Read More »Arguments in education tax on rich comes down to fine (percentage) points
The question of whether Arizonans get to vote on a tax hike on the wealthy to raise $690 million a year for education could depend on what a judge thinks of a math teacher's explanation of the difference between "percent" and "percentage point.''
Read More »A flat-tax raises more revenue than tax on the rich 
Arizona needs higher taxes to properly fund education for its current and growing population by adopting a sustainable and reliable taxation policy that is fair and balanced. Many voters favor taxing themselves more to increase funding for education and do not want to receive handouts from the wealthy. It would be a shame if voters reluctantly support #InvestInEd because they weren’t given a choice to vote for my alternative income tax proposal.
Read More »Foes of education tax proposal base legal challenge on arithmetic
The fate of whether voters get to decide on an income tax on the wealthy could depend on what math a judge decides is appropriate.
Read More »Proposed tax on rich has public support, group says 
A group pushing a ballot measure to tax Arizona’s top earners to fund public schools say they have the voters on their side.
Read More »