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Miscellaneous
Taxpayer financial privacy outweighs third-party efficiencies
Big Daddy Bettman just can’t shake his unrequited love for Arizona
2017: Arizona House passes compromise changes to GPLET property tax breaks
Coyotes get some help in finding new East Valley home
Roberts: A $225 million subsidy for Coyotes? Really?
Municipal and County Government
2017: Phoenix wants to make the Sheraton everyone's problem
Sale of Phoenix-owned Sheraton hotel includes $97M tax break for buyer
Legality of Pinal County transportation sales tax carve-out questionable
2017: Robb: This tax incentive is a fraud and an abuse
2017: Ending tax subsidies won’t mean an end to development
Property Tax
Roberts: Arizona's largest office complex pays no property taxes
2017: Downtown Phoenix: Who Gets Tax Breaks — And Who Doesn't
2017: Arizona moves to reform system of tax breaks for developers
County was alerted about tax error
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Consider Tucson's limping economy in sales-tax choices
Tax Reform
House committee kills bill requiring review of sales tax exemptions
Pension Reform
Pension debt punt could cost Phoenix taxpayers $2.3 billion
K/12 Community College Finance
Public school advocates hold some inequities sacrosanct
Robb: Does anyone really believe AZ schools need desegregation funding?
Vote for it or money goes away: Deseg in crosshairs