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ATRA Newsletters: 2004

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December 2004 Newsletter

  • Good Government Award Goes To Alhambra Official
  • Gretchen Kitchel Elected ATRA Chairman
  • Legislative Budget Director Offers Optimistic Outlook
  • And Warnings
  • Top Legislators Address ATRA Outlook Conference
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October/November 2004 Newsletter

  • K-12 Secondary Levies Climb $70 Million
  • Primary Levies Grow 42% Over 5 Years
  • Property Tax Levies Exceed $5 Billion
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September 2004 Newsletter

  • ATRA Opposes Maricopa Community College District's $951 Million Bond
  • Prop 401
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August 2004 Newsletter

  • 2004 Property Values Climb 8.9% Statewide
  • ATRA Statements On Propositions
  • City Sales Tax Rates Continue To Climb
  • County Primary Property Tax Levies Up 9.2% In 2004
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July 2004 Newsletter

  • Community College General Fund Budgets up $59 Million Statewide
  • Maricopa Colleges Will Put Up $951 Million Bond Proposal To Voters In November
  • U.S. Senator John McCain Receives ATRA Watchdog Award
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May/June 2004 Newsletter

  • FY 2005 State General Fund Climbs $855 Million
  • General Fund Revenue Up
  • Legislature Keeps Fence Around Deseg/OCR
  • State Loses Excess Utilities Suit
  • Tax For Santa Cruz College Fails At Ballot
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April 2004 Newsletter

  • A Victory For Taxpayers; Supreme Court Decides Capital Castings Case
  • Statewide Debt Up 6% To Nearly $22 Billion
  • Tax Reform Bills Killed In Senate
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February/March 2004 Newsletter

  • House Approves Deseg/OCR Reform Bills
  • House Ways & Means Rejects ATRA Proposal On Taxpayer Funded Publicity Pamphlets
  • Legislative Update
  • Tax Reform Bills Advance
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January 2004 Newsletter

  • Capitol Castings: The Case That Wouldn't Die
  • School District Bond Debt Since Students First Hits $1.2 Billion
  • State Budget Deficit Continues
  • Sunset Review Panel Recommends Extension Of Deseg/OCR Freeze
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