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Brewer vetoes STO expansion – again
School choice advocates managed to beat the sine die clock to revive a proposal to expand the school tuition tax credit program, but even scaling down its potential fiscal hit wasn’t enough to persuade the governor that it wouldn’t negatively impact the state’s coffers.
Brewer signs bill for 2-year tax increase on employers
Arizona employers face a temporary tax increase to help the state repay loans provided by the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits.
Bill providing property tax break to businesses sails through
Despite objections from fiscally conservative legislators, the Senate approved on Monday a measure that would allow businesses that meet certain requirements to pay a lower property tax.
Brewer signs bill giving married couples adoption preference
A bill signed Monday by Gov. Jan Brewer gives married couples a tie-breaker preference over singles for state-arranged adoptions.
Brewer vetoes tax bill over budget concerns
The slow-and-steady approach that Gov. Jan Brewer has taken to tax cuts and incentives led her to veto a bill meant to ease the burden of corporate income taxes.
Arizona to crack down on tax fraud
Armed with a new computer program, the Arizona Department of Revenue is cracking down on tax fraud this year.
Capitol Quotes: April 8, 2011
‘You can imagine how much pot has to be smoked for us to get $10 million in (sales taxes).” — Sen. Andy Biggs, on estimates medical marijuana sales taxes would bring in $10 million in fiscal year 2012.
Balancing the budget on the backs of pot-smokers
The budget impasse between Brewer and leadership was largely broken when the Ninth Floor got lawmakers to revise their revenue projections upward, a revision that included a projected $10 million in sales tax revenue from medical marijuana.
STO supporters won big, won twice this week
The Republican-led Legislature has approved a measure to increase the amount of tax credits that individuals can claim in exchange for contributions to groups that distribute private school scholarships.
Arizona Senate OKs tax hike for jobless benefits
Majority Republicans were divided as the Arizona Senate approved a temporary tax increase on employers to repay borrowing for unemployment benefits.
Bill to make school tax credits more generous OK’d
The Arizona Legislature has approved a bill to make the state's tax credit programs for donations for private school scholarships more generous.
Revised data show recession hit AZ harder than previous estimates
Revised unemployment data indicate that the national recession hit Arizona’s job market far harder than previously believed, and the sputtering job growth continues to dampen reports of positive growth in other sectors of the economy.
