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ATRA Supports Prop 123, State Trust Land Distributions to K-12 Schools
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ATRA in the News
ATRA in the News: 2014
ATRA in the News: 2014
Education Finance
AZ State Budget Talks Snag on Charter Schools
Legislature mulls Grand Canyon University tax cut
Miscellaneous
The growing debt you probably didn't know existed
Should Arizona court filmmaking industry?
Smuggled cigarettes whack Arizona taxes
Municipal and County Government
Mesa takes heat over record $580 million bond request
Property Tax
Voter-approved bond to pay for county hospital upgrades
Prop. 480 is investment in economy, supporters say
Prop. 480 is a $935 million blank check
Prop. 480 stirs debate over county health care
Opposition grows to county hospital bond measure
2014: Tempe doesn't know tax incentive on Town Lake land sale
Kevin McCarthy appears on AZFamily, Channel 3 News
NAIOP Arizona announces opposition to Prop 480
Vote No on Prop 480; It's expensive and unwise
Formal opposition to county hospital bond measure begins
ATRA Announces NO on Proposition 480 Campaign
McCarthy Appears on Horizon to Discuss Prop 480
Free Enterprise Club Opposes Billion Dollar Hospital Bond, Tax Hike
Hospital execs question Maricopa Medical Center bond initiative
Trouble in Paradise Valley--An Arizona Town's Parcel Tax Ignites Debate
2014: GPLET tax incentive draws developers but may also hurt small businesses
Senate Rejects Revival of Grand Canyon U Tax Break
AZ tax break for private university causes controversy
Tax break for GCU could mean higher property taxes
Arizona bill would make public corporate tax credits recipients public information
Special Districts
Hospital district pursues taxpayer-funded ad campaign
Hospital-bond support campaign raises nearly $1M
Foes question $1 billion plan for new county medical center
State Budget
Politico: GOP Learns Lessons
Ducey appoints budget advisory committee
Brewer attempts prudent approach to the new budget
Tax Reform
GOP governor candidates debate ending Arizona income tax
Income tax cuts emerge as key issue in AZ GOP gubernatorial race
What if Arizona eliminated tax credits for businesses?
Arizona awarded a B for government spending transparency
Bill would disclose which companies get state tax credits
Pension Reform
Coaxing Fire and Police Staffs in Arizona to Cut Own Pensions
Police and firefighters to seek pension-reform session
Public Finance
Bill would make corporate tax credits public
K/12 Community College Finance
Arizona teacher pay ranks higher than reported
Judge hands Arizona public schools $317 Million court ruling
Maricopa District to Vote on Tax Hike
