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Miscellaneous
Don’t let deficit preclude Arizona Medicaid expansion
Don’t let deficit preclude Arizona Medicaid expansion
Why 1 Republican broke ranks to approve Medicaid
Medicaid Options: Brewer says only 1 choice is viable, but key Republicans balk
Monday Map: Average Child Tax Credit Received per Tax Return
In voting for Medicaid, senators were just doing their job
Arizona may reintroduce tax credits to lure TV, film, commercial industry to state
Municipal and County Government
Tax Research Group Dissects 2014 Navajo County Budget
Property Tax
Group renews push for tax limits in Arizona
PROPERTY TAX INITIATIVE BACK, WITH NEW NAME
Taxation Vexation: Property tax basics
Taxation Vexation: Tax appeals frequently lead to dead ends
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: Phoenix-area home values went down; property taxes stayed up
Arizona tax-freedom day arrives 5 days earlier
Maricopa County mulls budget cuts, property-tax hike
Sales Tax
Brewer eyes electricity tax break for manufacturers
Proposed sequel to film tax credits faces uncertain future at Capitol
Business, cities closer to accord on retail tax reform process
Taxes are hot topic for session
Tax Reform
Brewer signs sales tax overhaul, says it makes Arizona better place to do business
New AZ law limits how cities can collect sales-tax revenues
Governor pushes ahead with sales tax reform
Brewer signs sales tax reform bill
Law alters tax-report rules
Sales tax reform struggles, but supporters urge action this year
Politics Unplugged: Tax Reform
Public Finance
Newspapers key to public-records access
K/12 Community College Finance
Arizona House passes school bonds bill