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Senate leader pursues Dems on budget vote

The Arizona Republic
November 22, 2009
Mary Jo Pitzl

"We need at least four members of the Democratic caucus," Burns, R-Peoria, said late last week, after discussing the state budget at the annual tax watchdog luncheon of the Arizona Tax Research Association. He said he and other legislative leaders planned to spend the weekend looking for those votes.


Plan to sue over TUSD deseg levy is dropped

The Arizona Daily Star
November 11, 2009
Rhonda Bodfield

The Goldwater Institute and the Arizona Tax Research Association had been readying for a bid to challenge the constitutionality of the district's levy to help bring schools into racial balance, preparing to argue that it's illegal to levy unlimited property taxes for an unlimited time without voter approval.


Budget losses at polls worry Valley schools

The Arizona Republic
November 5, 2009
Alex Bloom

Experts say the economic downturn probably made voters think twice about approving many budget overrides... "There have been record job losses, record home foreclosures and apparently they're sending the message that they don't think government ought to be insulated either," said Justin Olson, senior research analyst...


Death of a thousand cuts

Tucson Weekly
October 29, 2009
Jim Nintzel & Mari Herreras

"With the economic crisis facing Arizona serving as a painful reminder, Tucson taxpayers can be assured that, if approved, Proposition 200 will certainly force a tax increase at some future date," wrote McCarthy, who added that adopting spending programs via initiative tends to result in fiscal disasters.



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