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Position Papers

2026 ATRA Legislative Program
ATRA Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2289 - Updates the Property Tax Estimates in Publicity Pamphlets
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1294 - Restores Tax Treatment for all Destroyed Property

Press Releases

ATRA Joins Business Community Opposing the Tax Increases in $3.5 Trillion Fed Reconciliation Package
School Districts Slam Taxpayers with $100 Million Property Tax Increase
AZ Supreme Court Rules Prop 208 Language Unconstitutional
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Special Reports

Invest in Ed Tax Increase is Misguided and Cynical

PSPRS Costs Plague City, Fire District Budgets

ATRA Opposes the Steyer Initiative

ATRA Opposes the Income Tax Hike

ABOR Tax Free Zones

Recent Publications

January 2026 Newsletter
  • 2026 ATRA Legislative Program
December 2025 Newsletter
  • Richard Stavneak Updates on State Budget
  • Jason Baran Named 2025 ATRA Outstanding Member
  • Byron Williams Elected ATRA Chairman
  • Jim Rounds Provides Economic Outlook
  • Fred Nicely of COST Updates on National Tax Issues
  • ATRA Updates on Major Public Finance and Tax Issues
  • Tax Foundation's Jared Walczak Addresses Conformity Challenges
October 2025 Newsletter
  • Statewide Debt at $36.7B in FY 2024
  • Statewide Average Tax Rate Falls for 9th Straight Year
  • $1.96 Billion in K12 School Bonds on November Ballots
July 2025 Newsletter
  • ATRA Business Personal Property Tax Relief Measure Enacted
  • Counties Proposing to Increase Property Taxes
  • City/Town Property Taxes Grow to $477 Million in FY26
  • Community Colleges Report Stagnant Enrollment While Revenue Gaps Widen
  • SAVE THE DATES: ATRA Golf Tournament (Nov. 5th) & ATRA Outlook Conference (Nov. 21st)
May 2025 Newsletter
  • Governor Signs One ATRA Bill, Vetoes Another
  • Ignored Audit Findings Lead to Fraud
  • Adjacent Ways Levies Grow to $62 Million

Issue File

City Budgets
Community Colleges
County Budgets
Digital Goods / Services
Fire Districts
GPLET/Incentives
K-12 Finance
Pensions
Prime Contracting/MRRA
Property Taxes
Remote Sales/Wayfair
State and Local Debt
TPT Audits

Recurring Publications

2025 Property Tax Rates & Assessed Values
2025 Legislative Review
FY 2026 Community College District Budget Review
FY 2025 County Budget Review
Understanding Arizona Property Taxes (2025 Edition)
2024 Property Tax Rates & Assessed Values

ATRA in the News

McCarthy Talks Tax Conformity
Arizona Capitol Times
Jakob Thorington

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Your local community college kindly requests you keep paying your taxes
State Affairs
Jakob Thorington

A July newsletter from the Arizona Tax Research Association notes tha

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Failure to extend Prop. 123 linked to GOP school choice push
Arizona Capitol Times
Kiera Riley

“We should give money to the districts and charters based on how many students they have, and then

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Mesa closes $18M budget gap with reserve funds
The Mesa Tribune
Cecilia Chan

Mesa has a $2.79-billion spending plan in place for the fisc

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