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Property tax override returning to Apache County ballots

After seven years, a property tax override will again come before voters in Apache County on November 7.

The ballot measure will request that voters approve an additional $2 million in property taxes annually beginning in fiscal year 2019-2020 and every year after that for the next six years. An additional $200,000 to cover inflationary growth will be included with the $2 million for six years, according to the language that will be included on the ballot.

Arizona Western College has second highest overall tax rate in the state

In their June 2018 newsletter, the Arizona Tax Research Association found Arizona Western College has the third highest primary property tax rate of the 12 community college districts in the state at $2.22 of $100 of net assessed value. The highest is Graham County/Eastern, at $3.33 of $100 of net assessed value. Cochise County has a primary rate of $2.40 of $100 of net assessed value.

Sean McCarthy: On data, Dad, and K-12 funding

https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/07/09/sean-mccarthy-on-data-dad-an…
Sean McCarthy never dreamed of working in politics, let alone with his father, Arizona Tax Research Association President Kevin McCarthy. But after spending 11 years away from Arizona, the 33-year-old Air Force veteran and East Valley native has made a home for himself in Phoenix as a senior research analyst at ATRA, with a focus on K-12 financing.

Arizona lawmaker questions motives after TUSD pulls out of desegregation forum

https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-lawmaker-questions-motives-after-…

An Arizona lawmaker is accusing the Tucson Unified School District of having something to hide after the district backed out of a planned public forum about its longstanding desegregation case, arguing the forum was actually a partisan campaign event for the lawmaker who organized it.

How U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Online Sales Tax Will Impact Arizona

In a five to four vote, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled to allow states to collect sales tax from online and out-of-state retailers.

To look at how this ruling will impact Arizona, The Show reached out to Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association.

https://kjzz.org/content/661404/how-us-supreme-court-ruling-online-sale…

It’s rhetoric, not fact, to say that public schools lack $1 billion

K-12 education in Arizona is missing a billion dollars. The phrase is repeated so frequently the media mimics it without understanding its meaning. The trouble is, it’s rhetoric — not fact.

Total K-12 spending a decade ago was $9.7 billion for $9,263 per pupil and the estimate for today (not including the recently passed state budget) is $10.9 billion at $9,774 per pupil according to JLBC.
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