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Tax Policy Committee Document Set

Corporate Income Sales Factor
Streamlined Sales Tax Project
Capitol Castings Supreme Court Decision
Unpublished Tax Cases
2004 Legislative Session
2005 Legislative Session
2006 Legislative Session
2007 Legislative Session
2008 Legislative Session
2009 Legislative Session
2010 Legislative Session
2011 Legislative Session
Wastewater treatment
Definition of "direct costs" expended for architectural or engineering services under prime contracting
Job printing & photography
Refund claims during an appeal of a deficiency assessment
Income tax treatment of US obligations
Hotel/Motel lodging industry
Prime contracting
Cigarette tax stamps
Written & oral advice provided by DOR
Sale of TPP by out-of-state mail-order or internet-based vendors
Model City Tax Code amendments
2012 Legislative Session
2013 Legislative Session
2014 Legislative Session
Audit Work Group
Contracting Work Group
Digital Goods & Services
2015 Legislative Session
2018 Legislative Session
2019 Legislative Session
2020 Legislative Session
2021 Legislative Session

Staff Member

Kevin McCarthy
Jennifer Stielow
Kathleen Farnsworth
Jack Moody

Publication - Special Report

How Arizona Compares 2009
K-12 Education Funding: How Do We Compare? 2009
Prop 203 Leads to 20% Declines in Tobacco Tax Revenues for Health Care, Education, General Fund
K-12 Cash Balances Could Help Close FY 2010 Deficit
More on K-12 Cash Balances
2014: Pensions Anchor Fire District Budgets
Arizona School Finance, 2014
ATRA response to Maricopa County Treasurer letter
Maricopa County Tax Rate Analysis
ATRA Supports Proposition 123
Arizona K-12 School Finance Statistics 2017
Tax Increment Financing in Arizona
ABOR Tax Free Zones
2018 What Happened to Teacher Pay?
ATRA Opposes the Proposed Income Tax Hike
2019: PSPRS Costs Plague City, Fire District Budgets
Teachers Union Tax Increase Misguided and Cynical

Publication - Sales Tax Rates

Three decade comparison
Lodging
Prime Contracting
Restaurant
Retail
Telecommunications
Use
Utility

Presentation Set

Other Presentations
Legislative Presentations
2005 ATRA Outlook Conference
2006 ATRA Outlook Conference
2008 ATRA Outlook Conference
2009 ATRA State Board of Equalization Presentation
2010 ATRA Outlook Conference
2011 ATRA Outlook Conference
2012 ATRA Annual Outlook Conference
2013 ATRA Outlook Conference
2014 ATRA Outlook Conference
2015 ATRA Outlook Conference
2016 ATRA Outlook Conference
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Taxation of Digital Goods & Services
2017 ATRA Outlook Conference
2018 ATRA Outlook Conference
2019 ATRA Outlook Conference
2020 ATRA Outlook Webinar
2021 ATRA Outlook Conference
2022 ATRA Outlook Conference

Publication - Position Paper

ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA Supports HB2760 - Publicity Pamphlets; Bond Elections
ATRA Supports HB2608 - Assessed Valuations; Audit
ATRA Supports HB2621- Transparency & Consistency In Local Government Budgets
ATRA Supports SB1084 - Extending The Net Operating Loss Carryforward To 20 Years
ATRA Supports Prop 117 - 5% Locally Assessed Real Property Valuation Limit
ATRA Opposes HB2060 - New Residential/Commercial Property Tax
ATRA Opposes HB2405 - Schools; Bonded Indebtedness; Temporary Increase
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA's Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA Supports HB2202 - Narrows The Definition Of "Affected Class" Under The Taxpayer Bill Of Rights
ATRA Supports HB2336 - City Tax Code; Official Copy
ATRA Supports HB2338 - Levy Limits On Countywide Special Taxing Districts
ATRA Supports SB1163 - Reducing The Assessment Ratio For Business Property Taxes
ATRA Supports SB1165 - Prohibiting 3rd Party For-Profit Entities From Collecting And Auditing Sales Taxes
ATRA Supports SB1218 - Creates Equitable Treatment Under The Fire District Assistance Tax
ATRA Supports SB1279 - Creates Equitable Treatment Under The Fire District Assistance Tax
ATRA Supports SB1313 - Voter Approval For Public Health Services Districts
ATRA Supports SB1609 - Pension Reform Crucial For Long-Term Sustainability
ATRA Opposes HB2144 - Coconino Community College Permanent Primary Property Tax Override
ATRA Opposes HB2407 - S/E - Coconino Community College Permanent Primary Property Tax Override
ATRA Opposes SB1041 - Providing Targeted Property Tax breaks Is Bad Policy
ATRA Opposes SB1278 - Making The Assessor’s Storage Fund Permanent
ATRA's Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA Supports HB2303 - Requiring Voter Approval For Public Health Services Districts
ATRA Supports HB2287 - Accommodation Schools-Levy Limit Recalculation
ATRA Supports HB2508 - S/E: Prohibiting 3rd Party For-Profit Entities From Collecting And Auditing Sales Taxes
ATRA Supports HB2512 - Prohibiting 3rd Party For-Profit Entities From Collecting And Auditing Sales Taxes
Business Coalition Support SB1041 - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Solvency Plan
ATRA Supports SB1188 - Ensuring Oversight Of School District Property Taxes
ATRA Opposes HB2676 - University Athletic Facilities Districts
ATRA Opposes HB2127 - Counting Students 1.75 Times In K-12 Funding Formulas
ATRA Supports SB1402 - Placing Levy Limits That Exist For Counties, Community Colleges, And Cities On Special Districts
ATRA's Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA Supports Proposition 301 - The Land Conservation Fund
ATRA Supports Proposition 302 - Early Childhood Development And Health
ATRA Supports HB2073 - Prevent A $247 Million Property Tax Increase
ATRA Supports HB2273 - Voter Approval For Public Health Services Districts
2009: ATRA Supports HB2285 - Prevent Future Abuse Of The Fire District Assistance Tax
ATRA Supports HB2360 - General Obligation Bond Reform
ATRA Supports HB2466 - Maximum Tax Rate For 1% Cap
2009: ATRA Supports SB1421- Placing Reasonable Levy Limits On Fire Districts
ATRA Opposes HB2120 - Allowing Schools To Bond For Computers
ATRA Opposes HB2122 - Increasing M & O Overrides To 15% Of A School District's RCL
ATRA Opposes HB2332 - Repealing The Voter-Approval Requirement For Lease-Purchases
ATRA Opposes HB2604 - Providing A 5-Year Repayment Period For All Overexpenditures
ATRA Opposes SB1403 - Renewable, High-Wage, Industries Incentives
ATRA Opposes SB1129 - Increasing M&O Overrides To 15% Of A School District’s RCL
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA's Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA Supports Proposition 100
ATRA Supports Proposition 105
ATRA Supports School District Unification
ATRA Opposes T.I.M.E. Initiative
ATRA Supports HB2585
ATRA Supports HB2692
ATRA Supports SB1002/HB2220
ATRA Supports SB1210
ATRA Supports SB1256/HB2586
ATRA Opposes HB2234
ATRA Opposes HB2475
ATRA Opposes HB2590
ATRA Opposes HB2723
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA's Letter To Legislative Leadership Advocating Property Tax & Reform
Arizona Business Community Letter To The Governor & State Legislature
ATRA Supports HB2081 - (S/E) Equitable Treatment Of TPT Commercial Leasing & Personal Property Rental Classes
ATRA Supports HB2627 - Clarification Of The Incidence Of Transaction Privilege Tax On Owners/Developers
ATRA Supports SB1233 - Defining "Final Determination" For Filing Amended Returns After A Federal Audit
ATRA Supports SB1545 - Clarification Of The Incidence Of Transaction Privilege Tax On Owners/Developers
ATRA Supports SB1028/HB2400 - Accelerating The Reduction In The Assessment Ratio For Business Property Taxes
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA's Legislative Program
Teacher & Instructional Staff Pay
Average Instructional Staff Salary Tables
School Capital Finance Issues and Reforms
ATRA Opposes HB2702 -Tax Increment Financing For Tucson
ATRA Opposes SB1074 - (S/E) Extending The Enterprise Zone Sunset
ATRA Opposes SB1346 - Fleet Requirements; Tax Incentives; Biodiesel
ATRA Opposes HB2686 - Extending The Enterprise Zone Sunset
ATRA Opposes HB2120 - Allowing Schools To Bond For Computers
ATRA Supports SB1392 - Public Health Services Districts
ATRA Supports SB1289/HB2685 - Stop The Property Tax Increases
ATRA Supports SB1217 - Public Health Services Districts
ATRA Supports SB1206 - Schools, Maximum Property Tax Rate
ATRA Supports SB1205 - Limited Property Tax Growth Resulting From A Flawed Funding Formula
ATRA Supports SB1068 - Eliminating Double Taxation Under The Prime Contacting TPT
ATRA Supports HB2876 - Stop The Property Tax Increases
ATRA Supports HB2372 - Eliminates The Use Of State Money For Nonaccredited Courses
ATRA Supports HB2712 - Giving Taxpayers Equal Access To Tax Decisions
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA Supports HB2055 - Conforming Municipal Interest And Tax Filing
ATRA Supports HB2135 - Statutory Deadline For Administrative Hearings
ATRA Supports HB2139 - "Superweighting" The Sales Factor A Good Idea
ATRA Supports HB2143 - Schools Maximum Property Tax Rate
ATRA Supports HB2498 - Deseg/OCR Reform
ATRA Supports HB2508 - Reduced Assessment Ratio For Business Property Taxes
ATRA Supports HB2682 - Limit Property Tax Growth Resulting From A Flawed Funding Formula
ATRA Supports HB2779/SB1258 - Reduced Assessment Ratio For Business Property Taxes
ATRA Supports SB1095 - Reduced Assessment Ratio For Business Property Taxes
ATRA Supports SB1171 - Managed Audit Agreements
ATRA Supports SB1185 - Use Tax Percentage-Based Reporting
ATRA Opposes HB2079 - Four Year Community College
ATRA Opposes HB2349 - Another Example Of Special Legislation Undermining Government
ATRA Opposes HB2697 - School Districts; Overrides; Retroactive Applicability
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA Supports HB2266 - Deseg/OCR Reform
ATRA Supports HB2264 - Reduced Assessment Ratio For Business Secondary Property Taxes
ATRA Supports HB2263 - Reduced Assessment Ratio For Business Property Taxes
ATRA Supports HB2160 - Maximum Property Tax Rate
ATRA Supports HB2270/SB1143 - "Superweighting" The Sales Factor A Good Idea
ATRA Supports SB1141 - Grandfathering Sales Tax Increases On Preexisting Transactions
ATRA Supports SB1274 - Expansion Of Arizona's Taxpayer Bill Of Rights
ATRA Opposes HB2042 - Imposes An Unreasonable Limit On TPT Refunds And Credits
ATRA Opposes HCR2026 - Alternative Expenditure Limitation For Border Cities
ATRA Supports HB2356 - "Superweighting" The Sales Factor A Good Idea
ATRA Supports HB2357 - Deseg/OCR Property Taxes and Spending
ATRA Opposes SB1231 - Giving Hospital Districts Access To The Sales Tax
ATRA Opposes HB2038 - Elimination Of Taxpayers Class Action Suits
ATRA Opposes HB2355 - Hospital District Sales Tax
ATRA Opposes HB2383 - Annexation Of County Land
ATRA Opposes SB1026 - K-3 Overrides Without Voter Approval
ATRA Opposes SB1359/HB2530
Desegregation Property Taxes Reach New Heights
Sales Tax Exemptions, Another Viewpoint
ATRA's Budget Recommendations
ATRA Opposes SB1160 - Municipal And County Arts Facility Authority
ATRA Opposes HCR2002 - Community College Expenditure Limit Exclusions
ATRA Opposes HB2378 - Parks and Recreation Districts
ATRA Opposes HB2106 - Conservation Easement Re-Classification
ATRA Supports HB2250 - Single Assessment Ratio
ATRA Opposes HB2092 - County Jail Districts
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1097 - Single Assessment Ratio
ATRA Supports HB2527 - Enterprise Zone Expansion
ATRA Supports HB2440 - Schools; Impact Aid Revenue Bonds
ATRA Supports HB2376 - Eliminating A Retroactive Tax Increase
ATRA Supports HB2037 - Emergency Funding For Schools
ATRA Supports SB1279 - Clarifying The Taxation Of Computer Software
ATRA Supports HB2571 - State Personnel Reform
ATRA Opposes HB2127 - Multimedia Production Refundable Tax Credits
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA Opposes HB2498 - Coconino Community College Permanent Primary Property Tax Override
ATRA Opposes HB2399 - Doubles Bonding Capacity For School Districts
ATRA Opposes SB1242 - Multimedia Production Refundable Tax Credits
ATRA Opposes HB2264 - Providing Targeted Property Tax Breaks Is Bad Policy
ATRA Supports HB2111 - Transaction Privilege Tax Simplification - Updated Version
ATRA Opposes SB1284 - Doubles County Sales Tax Rate
ATRA Supports HB2535 - Protecting Arizona’s Machinery & Equipment Exemption
ATRA Opposes HB2125 - (Strike-everything Amendment) Coconino Community College Permanent Primary Property Tax Override
ATRA Opposes HB2342 - Increases The Refundable Tax Credit Cap
ATRA Supports SB1470 - City Parcel Tax Prohibition/Dedicated Property Tax
ATRA Opposes SB1487 - Doubles K-12 Debt Limits for FY 2014
ATRA Good Bill / Bad Bill
ATRA Good Bill / Bad Bill List
John Arnold - Budget Rollout Presentation
ATRA's Legislative Program
ATRA OPPOSES HB2340-Coconino Community College Permanent Primary Property Tax Override
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1316-Financial Audit Publication & Accountability
ATRA OPPOSES SB1303-Providing targeted property tax breaks is bad policy
ATRA Supports SB1182 as Amended
ATRA Supports HB2378- city parcel tax prohibition
2014: ATRA Supports proposed striker HB2044; Fire District Boundary Changes
ATRA Opposes SB1412- Further Reducing the Tax Burden on Class Six Property Not Justified
ATRA OPPOSES PROVIDING TARGETED PROPERTY TAX BREAKS
ATRA Good Bill / Bad Bill
2015 Legislative Program
ATRA Supports SB1066- Financial Audit Publication & Accountability
2015: ATRA Opposes HB2406 - fire district tax; overrides
ATRA Opposes HB2253- Assessor Proposal Undermines Transparency
ATRA Supports HB2147- Pole Attachments
ATRA Supports HB2109- Bond ballot language clarification
ATRA Supports HB2538- TNT Requirements for Countywide Special Taxing Districts
ATRA Supports SB1446/HB2590 TPT Clean Up
ATRA Supports SB1371- Close the loophole on Deseg/OCR spending
ATRA Supports HB2613 Clarify District Advertising During Elections
ATRA Support HB2442 Community College Expenditure Limit Accountability
ATRA SB1371 Briefing to Senate Finance
ATRA Opposes HB2253- a memo to Legislators
ATRA Opposes HB2253- A Timeline Graphic
Good Bill/Bad Bill
ATRA Supports HB2126 expenditure limitations; community colleges
2016 Legislative Program
ATRA Supports HB2476 Use of Proceeds for K12 Property
ATRA Supports SB1125/HB2401 Deseg & OCR Phase Out
ATRA Supports HB2481 K-12 Primary Tax Rate Reform
ATRA Opposes SB1322 nonvoter approved EL override
ATRA Opposes SB1402 Expansion of Class 6 Property
ATRA Supports SB1117 Adjacent Ways amended
ATRA Supports SB1523 Increased Taxpayer Protection from Large Tax Increases
Deseg/OCR Funding Overview
ATRA Opposes HB2512: Unfunded Pension Liability is Not Debt
Good Bill/Bad Bill
2017 Legislative Program
Deseg/OCR Handout
ATRA Opposes HB2516- one-year property tax assessments
ATRA Supports SB1174 Deseg OCR Voter Approved
ATRA Support Amended HB2011 G.O. Bonds; Net Levies
ATRA Supports Amended HB2213 GPLET Reforms; K-12 Taxes
ATRA Opposes HB2526- Statutory Change Conflicts with Constitution
ATRA Opposes HB2516: Collapsed Timeline Visual
ATRA Bills Summary: HB2011, HB2213, HB2286
2017 GPLET Handout
ATRA Opposes SB1149- community engagement districts
Good Bill/Bad Bill List of 2017
2018 ATRA Legislative Program
ATRA Supports HB2115 bond ballot clean up
ATRA Supports HB2185 school tax rate clean up
ATRA Supports HB2282 Cap Transpo Delta
ATRA Supports HB2280 Curb ABOR Tax Free Zones
ATRA Supports SB1385 TPT Administrative Hearings; Confidentiality
ATRA Supports HB2126 GPLET Slum/Blight, CBD size limits
ATRA Opposes SB1409- Reverses MRRA
2018: HB2479 SB1392 legal breakdown of digital goods & services
Response to March 1 2018 JLBC Fiscal Note
ATRA Opposes HB2456- Rio Nuevo Extension
ATRA Supports HB2479 & SB1392
ATRA Supports HB2158 - Extend Prop 301
ATRA Opposes SB1268 Expansion of Class 6 Property
Good Bill/Bad Bill List
2019 ATRA Legislative Program
ATRA Supports SB1334 Protecting AZ's M&E Exemption
ATRA Supports SB1248 property taxes; valuation; property modifications
ATRA Opposes HB2702 economic nexus; marketplace facilitators
AZ Attorney's Warn Lawmakers About Constitutionality of HB2702
2018: Digital Goods & Services In Graphics
Digital Goods & Services Coalition Supports SB1460
ATRA Supports SB1033- Property Tax Statement Mailings
ATRA Opposes Proposed "One Penny" Sales Tax Increase
ATRA Supports Proposed Budget Tax Reform
ATRA Supports HB2354: Extended Tax Filings
ATRA Supports SB1113: Property Tax Statement Transparency
2020 Legislative Program
ATRA Supports Business Property Tax Reform
ATRA Opposes SB1280 unfunded pension liability is not long term debt
2019 Good Bill/Bad Bill
ATRA Supports SB1121: Model City Tax Code Transparency
ATRA Supports HB2404: Simplifying MRRA under Prime Contracting
ATRA Opposes HB2814: Providing Targeted Tax Breaks is Bad Policy
ATRA Supports HB2106: K-12 Audit Transparency
ATRA Supports HB2018/SB1164 K-12 Audit Transparency
2021 Legislative Program
Good Bill/Bad Bill List 2020
ATRA Supports HB2114/SB1350 Corporate Filing Extensions
ATRA Supports HB2112 Truth in Taxation Requirements
ATRA Supports HB2391 Modernize the Publication of Property Tax Rates & Levies
ATRA Supports Business Property Tax Reform
ATRA Opposes SB1309 Targeted Property Tax Break
ATRA Supports SB1074 Transparency in Local Government Audits
ATRA Opposes SB1294 Sidesteps voters to shirk Constitutional limits
ATRA Supports SB1659 Fire District Financial Transparency
ATRA Opposes HB2834 Providing Targeted Property Tax Breaks is Bad Policy
ATRA Opposes HB2161/SB1101 Tourism Marketing Authorities
Good Bill/Bad Bill List
Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2749 - Simplifies Residential Contracts under Prime Contracting
ATRA OPPOSES SB1374 - Unconstitutional End Run of College Expenditure Limits
ATRA OPPOSES SB1067 - Removes Voters Say on WIFA Debt
The Arizona Business Community Supports Property Tax Reform - SB1093
ATRA OPPOSES HB2609 - Undermines the Statewide Process for Certifying Emergency Medical Service Providers
ATRA 2022 Legislative Program
ATRA Opposes SB1708 - Lawmakers Should Question the Policy & Constitutionality of this Refundable Tax Credit
ATRA Opposes HB2156 - Lawmakers Should Question the Policy & Constitutionality of this Refundable Tax Credit
ATRA 2023 Legislative Program
ATRA Supports SB1172 - Fire District G.O. Bond Reform - As Amended
Arizona Businesses Support SB1263 - Locally Assessed Business Personal Property Elimination
The Arizona Business Community Supports Property Tax Reform - SB1276
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2807 - Simplifies Residential Contracts under Prime Contracting
Good Bill/Bad Bill List

Publication - Newsletter

January 2012
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February 2023 Newsletter
March/April 2023 Newsletter

Publication - Book / Pamphlet

Arizona Property Taxes (2022 Edition)
Arizona School Finance 2020
FY 2021 County Budget Review
2022 Tax Rates & Assessed Values
2020 Legislative Review
Arizona Tax Digest 2021
2021 Legislative Review
2022 Legislative Review

Publication - Ballot Measures

Proposition 301
Proposition 302
Proposition 200
Proposition 100
Proposition 103
Proposition 105
School District Unification
T.I.M.E. Initiative
Proposition 101
Proposition 101
Proposition 101
Proposition 101
Proposition 101
Proposition 106
Proposition 106
Proposition 203
Proposition 203
Proposition 203
Proposition 203
Proposition 203
Proposition 401
Proposition 401
Proposition 401
Proposition 101
Proposition 104
Proposition 106
Proposition 414
Proposition 303
Proposition 107
Proposition 301
Proposition 117
Proposition 204 - ATRA's Fact Sheet
Proposition 204- ATRA Press Release
Proposition 204 - Chart on Earmarks
Proposition 204 - ATRA's Policy Analysis
Prop 480- Ballot Statement and Handout
ATRA Opposes the Proposed Income Tax Hike
ATRA weighs in on Prop 104
ATRA Opposes Prop 208, Income Tax Increase
ATRA Supports Prop 130, Constitutional Property Tax Exemptions
ATRA Supports Prop 132, Initiatives, supermajority vote; requirement
ATRA Supports Prop 123, State Trust Land Distributions to K-12 Schools

Press Release

ATRA Announces Good Government Award Winner
ATRA Board Supports Proposition 100
The Taxpayers Don’t Get to Say No
ATRA Dismayed By Governor Brewer's Veto That Increases Property Taxes
Arizona Tax Research Association Board of Directors Votes To Support The Majority Rule Initiative
ATRA Releases Analysis of Statewide Public Debt
Proposition 203: A Fiscal Hazzard Arizonans Should Oppose
Valuation Increases Drive Record Property Tax Growth
ATRA Opposes Sales Tax Initiative
Maricopa County Treasurer letter to Homeowners
ATRA response to Maricopa County Treasurer letter
Maricopa County Tax Rate Analysis
Gilbert increases property taxes while taxpayer money sits in the bank
Bad Policies Drive High Property Tax Rates in Downtown Phoenix
Steyer’s “Clean Energy” Initiative is Bad for Taxpayers
AZ Teacher Pay Update
Tax Court Rules Against Pinal County's Transportation Sales Tax
Prop 207 Raises Taxes on All Arizonans
ATRA Responds to Wayfair
Phoenix Plans Tax Increase Despite Record Revenues
Proposition 208 doesn’t deliver accountability, dedicated or stable revenues
School Districts Slam Taxpayers with $100 Million Property Tax Increase
AZ Supreme Court Rules Prop 208 Language Unconstitutional
ATRA Joins Business Community Opposing the Tax Increases in $3.5 Trillion Fed Reconciliation Package

Basic page

About ATRA
Legislative Advocacy
Budget Reviews
ATRA in the News: Date
ATRA in the News: Topics
J. Elliott Hibbs Good Government Award Nomination
Committee Redirect
Online Library
Tobacco Tax
Property Taxes
Sales & Use Taxes
Tax Reform

News Article

Higley school district officials trying to sort out bond vote
Arizona school funding gap grows between 'have', 'have-not' districts
Déjà vu: Brewer expresses possible support for another K-12 tax hike
Colleges decry budget cuts, sit atop $320M in cash
SW Valley school districts seek OK for overrides, bond issues
Maricopa County Community College District to consider 3% property-tax hike
Pinal college increases tax rate to balance budget
Career programs take budget hit
Pledge to save education as Brewer plans big cuts
Dysart Unified School District override vote next week
Lawmaker proposes special diploma to help high schoolers get community college credit
Phoenix eyes new campus land buy
Officials weigh options for repair-prone Gilbert school
Closing desegregation loophole could choke TUSD's finances
Dilemma: More teachers or higher pay?
District seeks more funds
Local taxpayers may see higher rates to pay for school costs
School-funding system flawed
Budget losses at polls worry Valley schools
Plan to sue over TUSD deseg levy is dropped
School districts not helping
Myth of Arizona's miserable schools
Bond debt high in Scottsdale schools, city govt.
Fighting a tax myth
Overrides take on life of their own
Report shows Yavapai cost per student highest in Az.
Most districts’ budgets still mysteries
Pullen's pushin', teacher-pay myth and radar games
The Issue: School Funding, What's Good Enough?
CAC tax rate falls; budget grows 3%
Taxpayers pay tab for ‘fun’ courses
Touchy issue of merging school districts getting another look
Election pamphlet raises questions
Santa Cruz funding fight may result in lawsuit
H-W district seeks legislative help to end bond payment struggle
Funding for senior scholars questioned
Colleges race for land
School overrides on ballot
School Funding
Governor won't allow caps on school district tax hikes
Bills on paying for deseg go to governor
Jr.-college 4-yr.-degree plan takes a big blow
$10 Million Tutoring Fund Transfer Questioned By Lawmakers
Lawyer is loved, loathed at Capitol
Companies backing MCCD bond issue
Election follies, felonies
TUSD Bonds: High property taxes will soar even higher
Bonds touted to aid CGCC
Districts seek money
College District Needs Better Budget Habits
College bonds rich in clout
Override not likely to go away
Schools' court victory could mean higher taxes
Broader Perspective Needed on School Rankings
Guest Opinion: Legislature may plug schools' funding loophole
Bill proposes new desegregation funding
Teachers not too badly off
Not nearly at the bottom
School spending needs math lesson
Override from both sides
Everyone not certain of override necessity
TUSD's desegregation gravy train may derail
Guest Opinion: PCC's soft-peddling of tax levy misleads voters
School vouchers aid taxpayer, too
Schools pinched on utility tax
Arizona Debates Moratorium On Vocational Districts
Brewer’s state employee personnel reform will benefit all Arizonans
Surprise, El Mirage to extend holiday off time to employees
Meet Steve Pierce, the new Senate leader
Lack of Internet sales tax pits small retailers vs. online giants
Adams vowed transparency, didn't deliver
Senate chief hopes to avoid same mistakes
Setting record straight on taxation in Arizona
State, federal cigarette taxes to hit $3 per pack on April 1
Cigarette sales dive, hurting health funds
Napolitano's big victory not mandate, GOP says
Tiny typo, big effect on ballot
Tobacco tax makes sense to those who don't have to pay it
NO: Taxation by ballot box is bad policy
Prop. 203: Dollars for early education
Governor helping Mitchell's House bid
GOP: State's brighter budget picture no thanks to governor
Republicans offer frosty assessment
Conservatives criticize ASU downtown campus financing
Arizona competes with Oregon for Intel plant
The Government Performance Project, Grading the States ’05
Conservative GOP leaders expected to attempt to take control of political agenda from Napolitano
Some lawmakers urge smaller steps in business tax cut plans
Saving energy and bucks
Lawmakers Favor Business Tax Cuts To Boost Economy
Retirement fund payments zap state workers’ raises
ATRA Honors Senator McCain With Watchdog Award
'Balanced, regional opportunity' - I feel it in my wallet
Tax research group asks about county budget
Arizona government jobs on shaky ground
Glendale OK with sports debt, but risks run deep
RDS lauded by many, sued by some
Taxes: Getting your money's worth
Death of a thousand cuts
On Prop. 200, resist ballot-box budgeting
House GOP leaders' budget plan would go easier on cities, schools
State should abide by its TIF deal with Tucson
Business reaction mixed to Legislative session
Municipalities need to get handle on public-employee liabilities
Queen Creek’s rising debt merits residents’ concern
QC has highest debt per capita in Arizona
Gilbert traffic relief measure one of many up for approval
ATRA meets with supervisors
Pinal County board gives OK to $498M budget: Spending plan tops last year's outlays by nearly $100M
Cities may push tax hikes for road plans
County installs cap on levy increases for tax districts
County tax rate same, but taxpayers pay more
House Ways & Means OKs plan to let 5 border cities spend more money
Groups irked over county’s disregard
Senate Balks at PV Fee Bill
Influential tax policy group seeks limit in growth of property values
Medicare reform a good Rx
Business group trying to veto-proof its tax-break bill
Taxes in Arizona: An enhanced view
Most Maricopa County homeowners to receive property-tax cut
Why is Pima County's tax rate nearly three times Maricopa's?
Arizona benefits as Internet sales-tax issue is debated
Group reports drop in Arizona property valuations
Bigger rebates may not ease some homeowners’ pain
2011: Phoenix beer distributor to move business - and 455 employees - to west Mesa
Advocates: Easing business personal property tax will spur investments in Arizona
Maricopa County rejects most tax appeals
Bill capping secondary property taxes advances in Senate
Plan would shift bond, override cost onto homeowners
GOP budget proposal raises taxes on homeowners
Should we repeal the equalization tax?
Businesses join to fight property tax in Arizona
Assessed values drop, tax bills probably won't
Panel takes step to repeal property tax
2009 Zonie Report: Budget squabbles singe rural firefighters
Initiatives to cut property taxes would hobble the state
House backs repeal of suspended state property tax
Gov. gets hot potato
Repeal of property tax passed: Napolitano signaled she might veto the bill
As Q.C. housing market slides, taxes increase
Arizona leaders push job stimulus
Pinal budget plan lowers property tax rates
2008: Bill would have given lucrative tax breaks
Prop. 105: Tax relief or end of initiatives?
Group sees drop in Ariz. average property tax rate
No tax code can be a panacea for state
GOP expects Brewer to play ball on tax repeal; Waring drafts bill
Silver lining of housing slump: Tax may decline
Struggle isn't state's alone
ATRA Prez says new prop will cut real property taxes in half
Majority of school proposals rejected by voters
Initiative would roll back property taxes
Increased taxes due to higher home valuations
Property tax revolt begins journey to 2008 ballot
Property tax initiatives need independent review
Property tax initiatives need independent review
Higher property tax likely to stir revolt
Property valuations targeted
Ballot drive begins for property tax rollback
Gilbert tax rate might face second look
Setting the stage for revolt
Property taxes going up?
Taxes might rise with property values
Property valuations worry residents
Are you scared yet? You should be
Rising assessments spark revolt
Assessor: Full Cash Value of property is 'market driven'
Many Pima County homeowners to see increased property tax value
Notices to reflect home-value hikes
Surging assessments worry homeowners
Your home value may surprise
Valley businesses' property taxes up
Property tax limits measure squeaks by
Prop. 101 recalculates levy limits set in 1980
A fiscal formula that works
Enterprise zone program in jeopardy at state Legislature
Tax-zone program gets nod
Property-tax shell game is wearing thin
Senate OKs cap on property taxes
No one knows what it's going to cost us
Initiative Seeks Property-Tax Cap On Ballot in Fall
Property-Tax Con Game
Property-tax drop sought
CAVIT works on Coolidge campus as task force looks at state support
Supervisors OK Unprecedented Tax Increase For NATIVE District
Tax flow gushing for agencies
Try simply lowering tax rate
Supermajority for bonds, overrides an idea on which people should rule
Tax relief pushed
Group hopes to set bar higher for bond passage
Property tax rule facing big test
Property taxes up as values increase
Business Groups Seek Change In Property Tax System
Of all the races to brew a rumble: Secretary of state?
Arizona Business Gazette Tax cuts for business?
Stop stealthy tax increases
Sales tax, Arizona style
Arizona must reform its sales-tax code
Ariz. governor seeking tax changes for businesses
Glendale HR chief got pay raise, bonus
Prop. 414 is shameless shenanigans
Not nearly at the bottom
School spending needs math lesson
The way we tax
TUSD's desegregation gravy train may derail
Guest Opinion: Columnist's view of state funding twists truth
A case for unification & where appropriate consolidation of school districts in arizona
A better tax system?
The search for a tax unicorn
Cigarette sales off since tax hike
Property taxes don't have to rise
Business tax cut measure costs homeowners
Home values may rise 25% for tax purposes
Science Foundation should stick to business
Looking in at dropping out
Wolf at tax door already on a leash
Cut to chase on state taxes
County property valuations skyrocket
Arizona's business-personal tax balance is out of whack
Incentive for cuts
4 Arizona cities' sales tax in U.S. top
Arizona’s combined sales tax rate is second-highest in the nation
Governor Jan Brewer Names Members of the Transaction Privilege Tax Simplification Task Force
Arizona sales-tax code may be made simpler
Arizona panel to consider online sales tax issue
Tax group president heads ballot campaign to cap property values
Potential ballot language troubles could sink sales-tax initiative
Sales tax initiative for education, public works might not make Nov. ballot
Wording may void Arizona sales-tax petitions
Filing of petitions heightens Arizona sales-tax fight
State elections officials reject sales tax initiative signatures
Backers file petitions to extend 1-cent Ariz. sales tax
Backers of Arizona 1-cent tax to file suit over rejected petitions
Petitions to extend 1-cent AZ sales tax rejected
EDITORIAL: Arizona law is clear on petitions
THAT’S POCKET CHANGE!
MOUNTAIN OR MOLEHILL?
Arizona sales-tax initiative is a mess
Ken Bennett: clerical error trumps groundwell
Letter: Prop 117 caps annual growth of limited value to 5 percent
Letter: Prop. 117 will benefit taxpayers
Letter: Prop. 117 - Why don't property tax consultants like it?
Foes of Prop. 204 vow well-funded assault
Prop. 117 will help ensure restraint in property taxation
Prop. 204 debate centers on Internet sales taxes
Prop. 117 gives us chance to fix property-tax system
Property tax measure faces burst of opposition
Gilbert Public Schools' tax rates increase 40 percent
Tax and revenue measures on 12 state ballots
The issue: Contributions to Prop. 117 opposition group
Prop 117: Limiting property valuation increases for taxes
Prop. 117 aims to simplify property-tax system
Advocate, foe spar on Proposition 117
Prop. 117 will help ensure restraint in property taxation
Voters approve Proposition 117 limiting property valuation increases
Taxes are hot topic for session
Business, cities closer to accord on retail tax reform process
Maricopa County mulls budget cuts, property-tax hike
Politics Unplugged: Tax Reform
Arizona may reintroduce tax credits to lure TV, film, commercial industry to state
Kevin McCarthy - Vote no on Prop 204
Proposed sequel to film tax credits faces uncertain future at Capitol
Arizona tax-freedom day arrives 5 days earlier
Don’t let deficit preclude Arizona Medicaid expansion
County's cash-for-vote deal uncommon in government
Figures for Student FIRST don't equal property tax cut
Sales Tax Exemptions
Arizona property tax shell game
Medicaid Options: Brewer says only 1 choice is viable, but key Republicans balk
Sales tax reform struggles, but supporters urge action this year
In voting for Medicaid, senators were just doing their job
Governor pushes ahead with sales tax reform
Why 1 Republican broke ranks to approve Medicaid
Arizona House passes school bonds bill
2013 AZ Republic: Taxation Vexation: Special districts often lead to wildly disparate tax bills among neighbors
Taxation Vexation: Phoenix-area home values went down; property taxes stayed up
Taxation Vexation: Property tax basics
Taxation Vexation: Tax appeals frequently lead to dead ends
Don’t let deficit preclude Arizona Medicaid expansion
Brewer signs sales tax overhaul, says it makes Arizona better place to do business
Brewer signs sales tax reform bill
Law alters tax-report rules
Taxation Vexation: Phoenix-area home values went down; property taxes stayed up
New AZ law limits how cities can collect sales-tax revenues
Monday Map: Average Child Tax Credit Received per Tax Return
Newspapers key to public-records access
Brewer eyes electricity tax break for manufacturers
PROPERTY TAX INITIATIVE BACK, WITH NEW NAME
Group renews push for tax limits in Arizona
Tax Research Group Dissects 2014 Navajo County Budget
Construction sales-tax change eyed
Tax Policy
Brewer attempts prudent approach to the new budget
Legislature mulls Grand Canyon University tax cut
Arizona bill would make public corporate tax credits recipients public information
Bill would make corporate tax credits public
Bill would disclose which companies get state tax credits
AZ State Budget Talks Snag on Charter Schools
Tax break for GCU could mean higher property taxes
AZ tax break for private university causes controversy
Should Arizona court filmmaking industry?
Arizona awarded a B for government spending transparency
Senate Rejects Revival of Grand Canyon U Tax Break
Trouble in Paradise Valley--An Arizona Town's Parcel Tax Ignites Debate
What if Arizona eliminated tax credits for businesses?
Maricopa District to Vote on Tax Hike
Police and firefighters to seek pension-reform session
Income tax cuts emerge as key issue in AZ GOP gubernatorial race
GOP governor candidates debate ending Arizona income tax
The growing debt you probably didn't know existed
Judge hands Arizona public schools $317 Million court ruling
Arizona teacher pay ranks higher than reported
Coaxing Fire and Police Staffs in Arizona to Cut Own Pensions
Foes question $1 billion plan for new county medical center
Hospital-bond support campaign raises nearly $1M
Hospital execs question Maricopa Medical Center bond initiative
Free Enterprise Club Opposes Billion Dollar Hospital Bond, Tax Hike
McCarthy Appears on Horizon to Discuss Prop 480
ATRA Announces NO on Proposition 480 Campaign
Formal opposition to county hospital bond measure begins
Vote No on Prop 480; It's expensive and unwise
NAIOP Arizona announces opposition to Prop 480
Kevin McCarthy appears on AZFamily, Channel 3 News
Opposition grows to county hospital bond measure
Prop. 480 stirs debate over county health care
Prop. 480 is a $935 million blank check
Mesa takes heat over record $580 million bond request
Prop. 480 is investment in economy, supporters say
2014: Tempe doesn't know tax incentive on Town Lake land sale
Smuggled cigarettes whack Arizona taxes
Voter-approved bond to pay for county hospital upgrades
Ducey appoints budget advisory committee
Politico: GOP Learns Lessons
A tale of unequal funding at 2 Arizona schools
2015 Legislature Faces Familiar Budget Issues
Albatross of Debt Weighs on Super Bowl City
AZ educators question prison funding over education
Steller: Arizona could raise revenue, cut less
Arizona sports executives now big political players
Bill slashing desegregation funding could cost TUSD millions
Hospital district pursues taxpayer-funded ad campaign
2015 Daily Star: Putting a price on fire protection
School launches 'Go Fund Me'
Pima County Sues Over New Arizona Property Tax Law
Pima County sues state, saying it shifted burden to county taxpayers
As Arizona Balances Budget, Rural Counties Feel The Pinch
That No. 50 ranking? It's built on incomplete data
Bad stats about more than just meanie legislators
2015: Taxpayers should stop bailing out high tax districts
Exciting times for education in Arizona
Letter to the Editor, McCarthy
Analyst questions hospital plan to sell bonds to pay down debt
History suggests Prop. 104 won’t keep promises
How much do Arizona school districts spend in classrooms?
Tempe mulls increasing speeding tickets to pay for elections
County hospital system defaults on $15.4 million loan
Loan default is just the latest sign of mismanagement in county health system
Why Hos Hoskins is wrong about your taxes
Kevin McCarthy on Politics Unplugged
Politics Unplugged: Funding for public schools
Why is Arizona’s K-12 funding so low? ATRA report offers explanations
Arizona's November Ballot Measures
2015 AZ Republic: Fire officials want tax hike
Q&A: Why Arizona education funding will always lag
Arizona legislators unlikely to boost state spending
Arizona school funding plan would raise taxes for some
Ducey wants state to reduce income taxes
Ducey tells tax group that 2015 cuts 1st step to yearly cuts
Pima grapples with budget limit law
Lawmakers again seek tax break for GCU
State Senate panel OKs police and fire pension plan overhaul
Arizona governments still cutting back on debt
Education bills seek to cut desegregation funding
Pima College spending limit under scrutiny in Legislature
Arizona has a $400 million love/hate relationship with tax credits
Arizona: For-Profit College Paradise?
Executive perks, like massages, at MCCCD rub some the wrong way
Arizona Coyotes ask lawmakers to create special taxing district for new arena
Coyotes arena plan must overcome skepticism on financing method
The truth about Phoenix's property taxes
Governor approves sales tax break for crop dusters
Phoenix City Council Considering Property Tax Increase
Phoenix City Council to vote Friday on property-tax hike
Phoenix City Council votes 5-4 to raise property taxes
Pima County is off the hook for millions in tax liabilities
Monsanto could get big tax break to locate in Tucson area
2014: GPLET tax incentive draws developers but may also hurt small businesses
Tax breaks stir controversy among business owners
Arizona Coyotes arena: Real estate group eases opposition, tax watchdog still against Tempe plans
County was alerted about tax error
Vote for it or money goes away: Deseg in crosshairs
Robb: Does anyone really believe AZ schools need desegregation funding?
Roberts: A $225 million subsidy for Coyotes? Really?
Coyotes get some help in finding new East Valley home
2017: Arizona House passes compromise changes to GPLET property tax breaks
House committee kills bill requiring review of sales tax exemptions
Big Daddy Bettman just can’t shake his unrequited love for Arizona
2017: Ending tax subsidies won’t mean an end to development
2017: Arizona moves to reform system of tax breaks for developers
2017: Robb: This tax incentive is a fraud and an abuse
Taxpayer financial privacy outweighs third-party efficiencies
Public school advocates hold some inequities sacrosanct
Pension debt punt could cost Phoenix taxpayers $2.3 billion
2017: Downtown Phoenix: Who Gets Tax Breaks — And Who Doesn't
Legality of Pinal County transportation sales tax carve-out questionable
Sale of Phoenix-owned Sheraton hotel includes $97M tax break for buyer
2017: Phoenix wants to make the Sheraton everyone's problem
Consider Tucson's limping economy in sales-tax choices
Roberts: Arizona's largest office complex pays no property taxes
Robb: Business tax breaks, even on tax-free ASU land, aren’t victimless
Arizona Legislature begins Monday with focus on education funding
Tempe approves $21 million tax break for hotel and conference center
Legislature ponders new tax plans to fix Tucson-area roads
Big fight pits Legislature vs. universities over real estate deals, tax breaks
District spent on desegregation without programs in place
2018: Property tax break fight finds some common ground
Bill requires school districts to sell property to charter or private schools when they are the highest bidders
2018: Arizona wrestles with blocking taxes on cloud offerings, digital streams
Your Turn: Arizona teacher pay is not the lowest. Stop saying it is
2018: Bill creates needed framework to tax digital goods and software
Roberts: Universities stop bill to end Arizona's sweetest tax dodge
Kwok: Is Arizona teacher pay 28th, 43rd or 50th? Actually, all 3 are true
Is Arizona ranked dead last in teacher's pay?
2018: Amended GPLET reform bill passes through legislature
Pima County officials see legal trouble in desegregation tax
It’s rhetoric, not fact, to say that public schools lack $1 billion
Supreme Court ruling on online state sales tax won't see immediate impacts in Arizona
How U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Online Sales Tax Will Impact Arizona
Arizona lawmaker questions motives after TUSD pulls out of desegregation forum
Sean McCarthy: On data, Dad, and K-12 funding
Arizona Western College has second highest overall tax rate in the state
Property tax override returning to Apache County ballots
Sales taxes in Arizona have mostly stabilized, though at high rates
Tax Breaks for Luxury Towers Spur Redevelopment, and Backlash
New ASU developments will fund Sun Devil Stadium, other athletic facilities
When a University Helps a Business Avoid Property Taxes
When State Universities and Businesses Gang Up on the Taxpayers
Many Arizona politicians move behind the bench as JPs, extending careers and boosting pay
Here's how downtown Phoenix's success cost taxpayers more than $3 billion
Local education funding results
Attorney general sues universities over massive ASU real estate deals
Attorney General sues ABOR over ASU real estate projects
How Novus corridor aims to put Arizona on the map for office space, collegiate athletics
AZ AG Sues State University over Real Estate Deals
Shoppers could save money on groceries if food tax ban passes. Here's why cities aren't sold.
Government should forgo gold shovels, oversized scissors
2019: Netflix, GoDaddy sue ADOR over digital goods tax
Experts: ASU's $140M Return on $28M 'Investment' in Omni Deal Screws K-12
2019: Digital-goods taxation data unreliable, leaves fate of bill uncertain
Arizona’s messy tax system hampers small businesses battling online retailers for tax fairness
Arizona auditor general to Maricopa County: Unfunded pension cost exclusions ‘improper’
Auditor General finds deficiencies in ABOR real estate dealings
Arizona Tax Group Pushing For 'Right Sized' Business Property Tax In 2020
Declining birth rates to impact Arizona high schools, require innovation
Podcast: The Political Notebook
Local government wouldn't dream of raising taxes during a pandemic. Or would it?
Arizona groups weigh in on Supreme Court 'InvestinEd’ tax increase debate
Tax watchdog: Income tax increase “poorly conceived,” will hamstring economic growth
Report: Invest In Ed tax hike plan 'would wreak economic harm' on all Arizonans
Despite claims of pro-Prop. 208 campaign, small businesses must still pay income taxes
Pro-tax-increase ad campaign swings and misses
Prop. 208 won't deliver a billion dollars to schools. Jobs, tax revenue will shrink instead
Prop 208 offers small rewards to teachers in exchange for a big gamble on state economy
After two years, measure taxing the wealthy to fund education is on the ballot
Arizona’s post-pandemic economic recovery forecast
Higher Education Has a Tax Problem and It's Hurting Local Communities
Effort underway to lower property taxes for Arizona businesses
Tax transparency bills enable public to see data
Maricopa County cuts property taxes in latest budget proposal
Peoria ballpark-area project could have millions in incentives
Despite soaring property values, a 10-year old ballot initiative keeps Arizona taxes lower
Proposition would require tax hikes to pass with higher vote threshold
ASU real estate office criticized for providing major tax breaks to private developers

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Budget Review

FY2006-07 General Fund Tentative Expenditures
FY2006-07 Community College Proposed Primary Property Tax Levies
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FY2007-08 Total Fund Adopted Budgets
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FY 2008-09 County Budget Review
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Bill Signing Page

SB1165 Prohibiting 3rd Party For-Profit Entities from Collecting and Auditing City Sales Taxes (Yarbrough - 2011)
HB2111 Transaction Privilege Tax Simplification (Lesko - 2013)
SB1279 Creates Equitable Treatment Under The Fire District Assistance Tax (Yarbrough - 2012)
HB2621 Transparency & Consistency in Local Government Budgets (Lesko - 2012)
HB2757 remote sales taxation; income tax reform (2019 - Toma)
SB1248 Rule B Property Assessment Uniformity (2019 - Leach)
SB1033 Requiring treasurer’s mail property tax statements to all taxpayers (Leach - 2019)
HB2126 GPLET Reforms Round 2 (Leach - 2018)
SB1385 Skip the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in TPT refund claims (D Farnsworth - 2018)
HB2115 Bond language improvements (Mitchell) & HB2185 School levy improvements (Norgaard) 2018
SB1121 Model City Tax Code Reform (Leach - 2020)
SB1113 Require Property Tax Statements Include Tax Information (Leach - 2020)
HB2213 GPLET Reforms Round 1 (Leach - 2017)
HB2011 G.O. Bonds “Net” Levies (Ugenti-Rita - 2017)
HB2286 TNT notice expansion, improvements (Barton - 2017)
HB2476 Use of Proceeds from the sale or lease of K12 Property (Norgaard - 2016)
HB2481 Reforming the Calculation of Primary School Tax Rates (Olson - 2016)
SB1117 Adjacent Ways Reform; Validation Through SFB (Dial - 2016)
SB1523 Increased Taxpayer Protection from Large Property Tax Increases (Smith - 2016)
HB2109 Bond ballot language improvements (Mitchell - 2015)
HB2538- TNT Requirements for Countywide Special Taxing Districts (Mitchell - 2015)
HB2147 Utility Pole Attachments – TPT Exemption (Olson - 2015)
HB2613 Clarify District Advertising During Elections (Petersen- 2015)
SB1066- Financial Audit Publication & Accountability (Pierce - 2015)
SB1466 TPT SImplification, Reform Pt 2 (Lesko, Fann - 2015)
HB2395 Property Tax Oversight Commission to Review K12 Tax Levies (Lesko - 2014)
SB1316 Financial Audit Publication & Accountability (Pierce - 2014)
HB2378 City Parcel Tax Prohibition (Olson - 2014)
SB1182 Prohibiting Advocacy in the Call for K-12 Bonds/Overrides (Yarbrough - 2014)

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Ann Jones
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Jim Holst
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Sam Haggard
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United States Congressman Jeff Flake
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