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- ATRA Newsletters: 2024
- ATRA Newsletters: 2024
- ATRA's 2012 Legislative Program
- ATRA Unveils 2011 Legislative Program
- Recession Drove Down Tax Collections, Not Public Payrolls
- Governor Signs Arizona Competitiveness Package
- 2011 Legislative Wrap-Up - Major ATRA Initiatives Pass
- Third-Party City Tax Collections/Audits Stopped
- Statewide Property Values Decline Again
- Governor Brewer Appoints Jennifer Stielow To School Facilities Board
- Arizona's Tax Rankings Improve Based On FY 2008 Census Data
- Growth In College Budgets Supported By Higher Property Taxes & Tuition
- Counties Respond Differently To State Shifts & Declining Property Values
- Statewide Average Property Tax Rate On The Rise
- Arizona's Sales Tax Rates 2nd highest In The Country
- $1.9 Billion In School Property Tax Increases On November Ballot
- Lawmakers Provide Insight On Major Policy Issues For Upcoming Session
- Eileen Klein Provides Luncheon Keynote Address
- McCarthy OutlinesTop Fiscal Issues
- Lyn White Elected New ATRA Chairman
- Legislative Leadership Focuses On Deficit, Economy
- Senator Bob Burns Receives ATRA's Watchdog Award
- Tax Experts Provide Arizona Tax 101 Overview
- JLBC Director Provides Update on State's Fiscal Woes
- Counties Adopt FY 2011 Budgets
- Arizona’s Business Property Tax Ranking Improves According To Recent Minnesota Taxpayer’s Study
- School Bond & Override Election Results
- Ben Nowicki Joins ATRA Staff
- Statewide Average Property Tax Rate Jumps 47 Cents
- Total City Levies Fall As Valuations Decrease
- Businesses Deserve City Sales Tax Code Reform
- Valuation Decreases Drive Primary Tax Rate Increases In Some Arizona Counties
- Community College District Levies Grow $18 Million Despite Reduced Property Values
- Oklahoma Legislature Bans For-Profit Tax Collectors
- ATRA Board Votes To Support Propositions 301 And 302
- Proposition 100 Passes
- Lawsuit Increases Pima County Taxes
- McCarthy Appointed To ASRS Board
- Legislature Adjourns With Mixed Results
- ATRA's GPLET Reforms Finally Become Law
- Salaries And Benefits Dominate State And Local Government Budgets; AZ Public Employees Rank 4th In Adjusted Average Salaries
- Arizona's Pension Plans Need Reform
- 2010 ATRA Legislative Program
- Schuldt Appointed To The Debt Oversight Commission
- Letter To Cities And Towns Describes ATRA's Opposition To RDS Contract
- ATRA’s 2009 Legislative Program
- Statewide Property Tax Levies Approaching $7 Billion
- ATRA Makes FY 2010 Budget Recommendations
- Census Bureau Correcting Reporting Error In AZ Tax Collections
- Prop 203 Leads To 20% Declines In Tobacco Tax Revenues For Health Care, Education, General Fund
- K-12 Cash Balances Could Help Close FY 2010 Deficit
- Legislature Wraps Up Regular Session; Special Session Grows State Budget Deficit
- Governor Brewer Signs Three ATRA Bills
- Primary Assessed Values Continue to Climb; Minimal Growth In Secondary Values Statewide
- Failure Of GPLET Reform Creates Uncertainty
- Prop 101 Responsible For Reductions In Primary Property Tax Rates
- Community College Primary Levies Increase $26.1 million (4.6%)
- Statewide Average Property Tax Rate Drops Three Cents
- ATRA Board Pulls Support For Sales Tax Referral
- Override Expansion Increases School District Inequities
- Arizona’s State & Local Tax Burden’s About Average
- 44.4% Of School District Spending Measures Rejected
- Legislative Leaders Address ATRA Outlook Luncheon
- Congressman Flake Receives ATRA’s Watchdog Award
- Treasurer Martin Describes State’s Cash Flow Woes
- Larry Lucero Elected New ATRA Chairman
- ATRA's 2008 Legislative Review
- Arizona's State And Local Debt Climbs
- House Kills Secondary Levy Limits
- House Passes State Rate Repeal
- Unlimited Fire District Levies Drive Up FDAT Levies
- Governor Vetoes Property Tax Relief
- Primary Net Assessed Values Climb 16% Despite Drop In Housing Market
- AZ Ranks 4th In The Nation In School Funding Increases
- Governor, Legislature Fail To Protect Property Taxpayers
- Governor's Veto Message Short On Facts
- ATRA Tax Practitioner Bill Becomes Law
- Maria Travers Joins ATRA Staff
- State "Budget" Finally Passed; $1.3 Billion Structural Deficit
- Fire District Merger Abuses Fire District Assistance Tax
- State to Fund Excess Utilities And Teacher Performance Pay
- ATRA Opposes TIME Initiative
- ATRA Supports Majority Rule Initiative
- ATRA Supports Protect Our Home Initiative
- Vetoes Lead To Property Tax Increases For Some Taxpayers
- ATRA Supports School District Unification
- State Budget Deficit Worsens; Declining Revenues Add To Planned Structural Deficit
- Statewide Average Property Tax Rate Dips to $9.23 - An 81 Cent Drop
- School Districts Budget $590 Million For Budget Limit Exemptions
- New Leadership Addresses ATRA Outlook Conference
- Rounds Provides Grim Economic Outlook
- Olson, McCarthy Highlight Budget, School Finance Problems
- Steve Barela Named 2008 Outstanding Member
- Secondary Property Taxes Climb 16% In 2007; Two Year Increase At 28%
- Fire District Levies Rise 26%
- School District Election Results
- County Special District Levies Increase 33% On Average
- State Average Property Tax Rate Drops Another 95 Cents
- State Tax Revenues Exceed $22 Billion In FY 2006
- Desegregation Levies Climb $6.1 Million
- Budget Agreement Speeds Up Tax Reform
- Supreme Court Of Arizona Hands Taxpayers A Victory
- Taxpayers Fund up to $10,094 Per Community College FTSE
- Proposition 101 Drives Down 2007 Primary Tax Rates
- Urban Revenue Sharing Climbs 61% In Two Years
- Governor Signs Two ATRA Tax Practitioner Bills
- Arizona Ranks 11th In The Nation For Average Instructional Pay
- April 24th Marked Arizona's Tax Freedom Day
- Maricopa Cities Plan Huge Property Tax Increases
- Statewide Community College Enrollments Drop; Funding Set To Increase
- Total Statewide Debt Reaches $28.9 Billion After A $2.4 Billion Boost In FY 2006
- Statewide Secondary Net Assessed Values Hit Record 32% Growth
- Justin Olson Joins ATRA Staff
- Fire District Levies Increase 84% Over A 5 Year Period
- Five-Year Growth In School Overrides Amount To 92%
- ATRA's Legislative Agenda Off To A Good Start
- Jennifer Schuldt Named ATRA Vice President
- Dual Enrollment Recommendations Sidelined
- Two Bills Move To Accelerate Reduction In Business Assessment Ratios
- Gretchen Kitchel Is Reelected As ATRA's Board Chairman
- Treasurer-Elect Dean Martin Highlights Outlook Luncheon Program
- House And Senate Leadership Address ATRA Outlook Conference
- State Average Tax Rate Declines 57 Cents
- Property Tax Levies Grow 5.9%
- Desegregation Levies Countinue To Increase
- Legislation Forces Local Government Tax Rates Down
- Tax Increases Continue After Vetoes
- HB2712 Begins A New Era for Tax Practitioners and Taxpayers
- Cities Increase Tax Burden On Newcomers
- Vote No On Prop 203
- Proposition 101- Support Reasonable Property Tax Limits
- Proposition 106 - Oppose Deferring Major Plubic Policy To An Appointed Board
- Proposition 203 - A Fiscal Hazard Arizonans Should Avoid
- ATRA Property Tax Recommendations Signed
- U.S. Senator John Kyl Receives ATRA Watchdog Award
- SB1205 Reforms Flawed K-12 Formula
- Governor Vetoes Property Tax Protections
- Arizona State & Local Debt Reaches $26.5 Billion
- Cities Target Specific TPT Classes For Increases
- Two Bad Bills Still Alive
- Arizona's Tax Freedom Day Falls On April 20th
- Legislature Debates Property Tax Relief
- ATRA To Honor Senator Kyl
- Legislative Update
- Property Tax Shell Game Is Wearing Thin
- ATRA's 2006 Legislative Program Moving
- Hawkeye Wilson Joins ATRA Staff
- Two County's Provide Employee Mid-year Raises
- Governor, Legislature Offer Dramatically Different Budgets
- Gretchen Kitchel Reelected 2006 ATRA Chairman
- Key Legislators Address ATRA Outlook Conference
- Governor's Budget Director Offers Fiscal Perspective
- McCarthy, Keith Russell Focus On Property Taxes
- ATRA Honors Cathy Connolly
- County General Fund Budgets Climb 11.5%, Topping $2 Billion
- Highest Combined Tax Rates For 2005 By County
- Gov's Veto Allows Rates To Increase In Highly Burdened School Districts
- JTED Mess Gets Worse
- Property Valuations Climb 10%, 5-year Growth At 54%
- Committee on Hayden Property Taxes Adopts Recommendations
- Community College Adopted Budgets Up 9.7%
- Intel Announcement Jump Starts Sales Factor Change
- Yuma County Creates Public Health Services District Without Voter Approval
- State GF Budget Climbs 14% For FY 2006
- Pima County Increasing Special District Taxes
- Town Of Hayden Receives Award For Demolishing Buildings
- Property Tax Reform Signed Into Law
- J. Elliott Hibbs Receives ATRA Good Government Award
- Two More Successes For Tax Practitioners Bills
- Governor Signs Sales Factor Bill
- Governor Signs Municipal Sales Tax Refund Legislation
- Governor Vetoes Deseg/OCR Property Tax Reform
- A Snapshot of Statewide Debt
- 2005 Valuation Growth Reaches 10%
- Governor Napolitano Vetoes Property Tax Reform Bill Along With Budget Bills
- ATRA Tax Practitioner Committee Bills Progressing
- Desg/OCR Funding Reform Now Up To State Senate
- Statewide Effective Property Tax Rates Reflect Inequitable Distribution Of Tax Burden
- Improving Arizona's Financial Management; State Budget Recommendations
- Gretchen Kitchel Elected ATRA Chairman
- Top Legislators Address ATRA Outlook Conference
- Good Government Award Goes To Alhambra Official
- Legislative Budget Director Offers Optimistic Outlook, And Warnings
- Property Tax Levies Exceed $5 Billion
- Primary Levies Grow 42% Over 5 Years
- K-12 Secondary Levies Climb $70 Million
- ATRA Opposes Maricopa Community College District's $951 Million Bond
- Prop 401
- City Sales Tax Rates Continue To Climb
- ATRA Statements On Propositions
- County Primary Property Tax Levies Up 9.2% In 2004
- 2004 Property Values Climb 8.9% Statewide
- U.S. Senator John McCain Receives ATRA Watchdog Award
- Community College General Fund Budgets up $59 Million Statewide
- Maricopa Colleges Will Put Up $951 Million Bond Proposal To Voters In November
- FY 2005 State General Fund Climbs $855 Million
- State Loses Excess Utilities Suit
- Tax For Santa Cruz College Fails At Ballot
- Legislature Keeps Fence Around Deseg/OCR
- General Fund Revenue Up
- A Victory For Taxpayers; Supreme Court Decides Capital Castings Case
- Statewide Debt Up 6% To Nearly $22 Billion
- Tax Reform Bills Killed In Senate
- Tax Reform Bills Advance
- Legislative Update
- House Ways & Means Rejects ATRA Proposal On Taxpayer Funded Publicity Pamphlets
- House Approves Deseg/OCR Reform Bills
- State Budget Deficit Continues
- Capitol Castings: The Case That Wouldn't Die
- School District Bond Debt Since Students First Hits $1.2 Billion
- Sunset Review Panel Recommends Extension Of Deseg/OCR Freeze
- Legislative Leaders Address ATRA Outlook Conference
- Kevin Kinsall Re-elected ATRA Chair
- Tom Liddy Gives Stirring Speech At Annual Meeting Luncheon
- County Budgets Up $150.8 Million
- Valuation Increases Drive Record Property Tax Growth
- Legislative Action Provides Tax Relief For TUSD Taxpayers, Others
- ATRA Offers Perspective And Research To Tax Reform Groups
- Prop 301 Kicks In: Average Instructional Staff Pay Increases
- Statewide Primary Net Assessed Values Up Over $38 Billion In Tax Year 2003
- Ghost Town In The Making?
- County Primary Levies Up
- Two-Thirds Of Counties, Colleges, Cities & Towns Exceed TNT Limits
- Tax Amnesty Offered
- Tax Reform Experts Provide Insight At ATRA Luncheon
- State Adopts FY 2004 Budget
- Legislature Circumvents Debt Limits
- Maricopa Hospital District Bill Passes
- Taxpayers Prevail: Navajo County In Violation of Constitutional Levy Limit
- Statewide Average Effective Property Tax Rates Reflect Inequitable Distribution Of Tax Burden
- Legislative Update
- ATRA Tax Practitioners Form SSTP Subcommittee
- Budget Deficit Provides Opportunities For Better Financial Management
- Update On Key Finance Bills
- Arizona's Average Instructional Staff Pay Rank Leads Nation As A Percentage Of Per Capita Personal Income
- ATRA's 2003 Legislative Program
- Statewide Debt Exceeds $20 Billion in FY 2002
- School District Capital Spending: We're #1
- ATRA's Legislative Program
- Local Government Increases Reliance On Property Taxes In 2002
- Union Elementary's Property Tax Rate Up 262%
- Combined Rate In Hayden Up
- Gila County Voters Approve "Provisional" College District
- Rep. Jeff Flake Addresses ATRA's 62nd Annual Meeting
- Kinsall Re-elected Chairman
- Expert Panel Reviews State Tax System
- ATRA Outlook Conferees Given Latest On State Economy And Budget
- Tobacco Taxes And Proposition 303
- County General Fund Budgets Get Boost Despite Struggling Economy
- Ad Hoc Committees Ready To Commence Work
- Who's In Charge Here? School Districts Ignore Recent Legislative Reform Efforts, Exacerbate State Budget Crisis
- School Districts Resist Reforms
- Arizona Tax Collections Rise Over Two Decades
- School Vouchers Aid Taxpayers, Too
- Community College Budgets And Taxes
- Pima Community College Spins Tax Override Election
- Legislature Adopts FY 03 Budget
- May Budget Revisions Get Some School Districts Around Excess Utilities Freeze
- School Elections For Capital Add To SFB Spending
- Tax and Fiscal Policy Reform On The Horizon
- McCarthy Appointed To School Facilities Board
- Bond Election Pamphlets To Provide More Info
- Legislature Reaffirms: Schools Are Not Allowed To Purchase Computers With Bonds
- Legislature Approves Deseg Freeze Bill
- Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Tax And Fiscal Policy At ATRA Luncheon
- Property Tax Calendar Change Stopped
- Special Districts Bill Defeated
- 2-year Deseg Freeze Passes House 52-7
- Legislative Update: Bills To Keep An Eye On
- Arizona's Expenditure And Revenue Rankings
- ATRA To File Amicus Brief In Navajo County Appeal
- Gov's K-12 Task Force Recommendations
- Arizona's Average Instructional Staff Pay Rank Leads Nation As A Percentage Of Per Capita Personal Income
- Sales Tax Expansion Debate Heats Up
- Property Tax Issues Focus Of Tax Committee Speakers
- Board Elects Kevin Kinsall Chairman At ATRA's 61st Annual Meeting
- Columnist Bob Robb Refutes Twisted History of Arizona Public Policy With "Inconvenient Facts"
- Property Tax Levies Exceed $4 Billion Statewide
- Session Set To Close Budget Deficit
- Ways & Means Debates Deseg Levy Cap In Tucson
- County General Fund Budgets Up $22 Million
- TUSD Property Tax Hike Blamed On Prop 301 Sales Tax Increase
- Scottsdale Unified Deseg Levy Up 51%
- 5 Of 10 College Districts Raised Primary Property Taxes
- School District Budgets Reveal Deseg Taxation Has Reached New Heights
- No Tax Cuts Triggered This Year
- Pima County Board Adds On Yet Another TUSD Tax Increase
- Study Committees Begin Work
- TUSD Budget Includes 20% Hike In Desegregation Spending
- Gila County Proposes a 44-cent Increase In Primary Rate
- Community College Adopted Budgets
- School District Property Tax Increases Expected
- Governor Hull Vetoes Sales Tax Fix
- Small Tax Cut Maintains Streak
- Arizona's Individual Income Tax Compares Favorably
- Gov Signs ATRA's "Liabilities In Excess" Reform Bill
- Good/Bad News From 2001 Session
- ATRA Chairman Dick Foreman Appointed To Governor Hull's Task Force On Education Funding
- House Ed Rejects Limits On Capital Overrides 5 to 5
- Sales Tax Grandfathering Bills Moving
- HB2527 Expands Enterprise Zone Tax Breaks
- Legislative Activity In Full Swing
- PUHSD's Levy For "Liabilities" Halted
- Confusion Marks Implementation Of Prop 104
- Update on Public Finance & Taxation Bills
- Senate Finance Kills Truth In Taxation Bill
- Senate Rejects School District Excess Utilities Phase Down
- Arizona Sales Tax Reliance High
- State Comm College Board Adopts Dual Enrollment Rule
- ATRA's 2012 Legislative Program Moving
- Statewide Debt Grew $908 Million In FY2011
- ATRA's Property Valuation Limit Heads To November 2012 Ballot
- Other ATRA Legislation Makes It To The Finish Line
- YES On 117 Committee In Full Swing
- Sales Tax Increase Initiative Goes To Supreme Court
- Governor's Transaction Privilege Tax Simplification Task Force Convenes
- ATRA Ballot Arguments Submitted to the Secretary Of State
- Legislature Adjourns - ATRA Legislative Program Successful
- ATRA's Property Valuation Limit Measure Timely
- Mesa Unified Considers Bonds Well In Excess of Debt Limit
- Phoenix Ignores Debt Cash Reserves By Maintaining Combined Tax Rate
- PROP 117 Perfect Opportunity To Simplify AZ’s Property Tax System
- County Budgets Decline For Second Straight Year
- Voters Approve Prop 117 By Wide Margin
- JLBC's Stavneak Provides Outlook Conference Update On State's Fiscal Picture
- 2012 ATRA Outlook Conference Speakers
- Michael DiMaria Named 2012 Outstanding Member
- ATRA's 2013 Legislative Program
- ATRA 2013 Legislative Program Moving
- Rate Increases Drive Down Tobacco Tax Collections, Drive Up Smuggling
- Looming Budget Deficit Dominates As Legislative Leaders Address Outlook Conference
- Congressman Shadegg Receives ATRA's Watchdog Award
- ATRA Alum, Chris Kelling, Receives Outstanding Member Award
- 2007 ATRA Outlook Conference
- Senate Defeat Of HB2357 Allows Expansion Of Unlimited School Property Taxes
- TNT Compliance Bill Makes It To Finish Line
- ATRA Subcomittee Reviews Implications of SSTP In Arizona
- Major State Tax Rates
- Governor Signs Legislation To Protect Arizona's Machinery & Equipment Exemption
- Arizona Residents Rank Near Bottom In Income Tax Burden
- Statewide Debt Dropped in FY 2012
- Governor Brewer Signs Historic Sales Tax Reform Bill
- Legislation Doubles K-12 Debt Limits
- Governor Vetoes Bad Tax Legislation
- College Expenditure Limits Lack Accountability
- Arizona at Bottom of Property Tax Roller Coaster
- Property Tax Increases Prevalent among Community Colleges
- Majority of Counties to Adopt Tax Rates within TNT Limits
- Taxpayer Access to City Budget Information Lacking
- Most Arizona Counties Experience Growth in FY 2014 General Fund Budgets
- Statewide Property Tax Levies Fall Again
- The Chairs of the House & Senate Tax Committees Discuss Priorities for 2014 Session
- Congressman Paul Gosar Provides the Keynote Address at the ATRA Annual Awards Luncheon
- Fred Nicely Provides National Perspective on State and Local Taxes
- ATRA’s 2014 Legislative Program
- ATRA’s 2014 Legislative Program
- Sales Tax Uniformity
- Statewide Debt Report
- ATRA’s 2014 Legislative Program
- Sean McCarthy Joins ATRA Staff
- 2014 Legislative Session Wrap Up
- Comm Colleges Exaggerate Student Counts
- Arizona Educators Pay Highly Competitive
- Lessons from the City of Glendale
- Pima County Hammers Taxpayers
- Community Colleges Per Student Costs Soar
- South Tucson Illegally Levies
- Ask Until the Voters Cry Uncle
- Arizona County Budgets Rebound
- ATRA's Fall Events Update
- State Slammed with TUSD Deseg Costs
- MIHS Uses Tax Dollars on Electioneering
- ATRA Outlook Conference Highlights
- Former Chairman Balich Passes
- Dickerson Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2015 ATRA Legislative Program
- ATRA Leads Opposition to Prop 480
- Deseg/OCR Levies Punish Phoenix Taxpayers
- Kathleen Farnsworth Joins ATRA Staff
- 2015 Legislative Program Update
- 2015 Legislative Session Wrap Up
- Comm Colleges Adjust Student Counts
- School Finance Equity; Deseg/OCR
- Policymakers Should Finish 1% Cap Reform
- Pinal Comm College Raises Taxes 48%
- Where to Eat & Stay in AZ
- Pima College Inflates Student Counts
- Study Ranks AZ Business Property Taxes High
- MIHS Using Bonds to Supplant General Fund
- Higley Unified Lease Purchased $75 Million Middle Schools
- Counties Increase Taxes, Blame State Cost Shifts
- Comm College Budgets, Students Down; Most Raise Taxes & Tuition
- Save the Date for ATRA Fall Events
- Prop 117 Perfectly Timed
- Better Watch Your Ballot!
- ATRA Fall Events Update
- Statewide Property Taxes Up Just 2.1%
- Isaac Elementary Tax Rate Skyrockets
- Fire Districts Call for Property Tax Increase
- Sean McCarthy appointed SFB Chairman
- Gov Ducey Promises to Protect Taxpayers
- Michael Preston Green Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
- ATRA Outlook Highlights
- JLBC State Budget Update
- ATRA's 2016 Legislative Program
- Deseg/OCR Funding Overview
- Legislative Session Update
- Property Taxes Top $7 Billion
- GPLET Audit Reveals Problems
- Ducey Signs Adjacent Ways Reform Bill
- Legislature Dilutes Expenditure Limits
- New Laws for Local Governments this Year
- School Finance Reform Update
- MCCD Struggles With Internal Controls
- Several ATRA Bills Pass Legislature
- MIHS Uses Bond Funds to Determine How to Spend Bond Funds
- Most ATRA 'Bad Bills' Fail in 2016
- City of Phoenix Raises Tax Rates 19%
- Comm College Spending Even
- Gila Provisional College: Audit Impossible
- Fire Districts in Desperate Need of Reform
- Pima County Wins 1% Cap Lawsuit
- MIHS Budget Still in the Red
- County Budgets Healthy in FY17
- Schools Seek $1.4 Billion in Bonds
- TNT Notices in Error
- Phoenix Provides Tax Breaks for Select Downtown Residents
- Statewide Property Taxes up $326 Million
- Most City Tax Proposals Fail
- K-12 Bonds/Overrides Pass
- Fire Districts 50/50 on Elections
- Governor Ducey Highlights ATRA Outlook
- ATRA Outlook Wrap Up
- Steve Barela Elected ATRA Chairman
- Tom Manos Given Hibbs 'Good Government' Award
- Tim Lawless Named 2016 Outstanding Member
- Legislative Program Update
- AZ #2 in Nation for Cigarette Smuggling
- Agua Fria Builds $75M High School; Adjacent Ways to Pay for $6M
- GPLET Reform Bill Signed
- Effective Property Tax Rates Down in FY 2017
- Governor Ducey Signs 3 ATRA Bills
- April 15 is AZ's Tax Freedom Day
- Kevin McCarthy reappointed to ASRS
- Mohave Leads Counties for Property Tax Hikes
- Mesa Reignites Private Prison Debate
- Comm Colleges Pivot Amidst Student Declines
- Mission Creep in Public Health Service Districts
- College Budgets Flat in FY18
- TNT Laws Continue to Serve Taxpayers Well
- Pima County Tax Increase Aggravates 1% Cap Costs
- Bonds & Overrides Top $1.2 Billion
- Property Taxes Stabilize, Average Rate Drops
- County Budgets Maintain Healthy Growth Trend
- $800M in K-12 Bonds on November Ballots
- Measuring Arizona's Cost of Living
- ATRA Outlook Conference Wrap Up
- Joe Henchman of Tax Foundation on Federal Tax Reform
- Bark Named 2017 ATRA Outstanding Member
- Goldwater Institute Challenges Pinal PRTA Tax
- Lesser Known School Finance Problems
- Revisiting the Phx Convention Center
- Adjacent Ways Reform Bearing Fruit
- 2018 ATRA Legislative Program Update
- Higley Unified Redux
- Prop 117 Stabilizes Property Tax System
- State Farm Deal Has a GPLET Safety Valve
- DOR To Collect Troubled Pinal County Transit Tax
- HB2126 GPLET Reform Passes; A History
- ATRA to Oppose Income Tax Initiative
- Lawsuits Mount as State Fumbles Taxation of Digital Goods & Services
- Pima County/TUSD Challenge New Deseg Law
- SCOTUS Overturns Quill in Wayfair
- County & Comm College Tax Update
- Tax Court Rules PRTA Sales Tax Illegal
- Digital Goods & Services: How Did We Get Here?
- Wayfair Decision Creates Challenges
- Supremes Strike Massive Tax Increase From Ballot
- Rising Pension Costs Erode County Budgets
- Top 25 Highest Property Tax Jurisdictions
- ATRA Outlook Conference Wrap Up
- Mesnard Warns of Inaction on Conformity
- Updates on Wayfair/Taxing Remote Sellers
- Attorney General Sues ABOR over Abatement Deals
- Study Confirms Contracting Noncompliance High
- Income Tax Conformity Issue Languishes
- Bill Requiring Treasurers Mail Tax Bill Passes
- Effective Property Tax Rates Stable in AZ
- 2019 ATRA Legislative Program Update
- Paloma Elementary Skipped Public Vote For Years
- Tax Reform Package a Win for Taxpayers
- 2019 Legislative Session Wrap
- Weaknesses Revealed in Maricopa County Treasurer's Financial Operations
- Local Government Proposed Tax Increases
- Auditor General: Maricopa County's Pension Exclusions Improper
- What Happened to the Sales Tax Base?
- South Tucson Illegal Property Tax Case Settled
- State Shared Revenues Top $3 Billion
- Judge Shifts Local Deseg Taxes Back to State Taxpayers
- County/City Tax Update
- City Budgets Climb to $5.6 Billion
- Colleges Big Winners in State Budget
- Pension Costs Plague Fire District Budgets
- Record Totals for School Bond Requests
- Ruling Provides A Win for Taxpayers
- ATRA Outlook Wrap Up
- Larry Lucero Given Lifetime Achievement Award
- Tax Litigation Update
- OSPB: Another Strong Revenue Year
- 2020 ATRA Legislative Program
- Arizona Lands $11.6B in Income From Migrants
- The Coming High School Enrollment Decline
- Expenditure Limits: Pension Liability Is Not Long-Term Debt
- Coronavirus Forces Legislature to Adjourn
- Teacher wages up, Competitive with Peers
- Gov Signs Bill Requiring Tax Statements Include Tax Information
- FY 2021 Taxable Property Values Up 5.7%
- County Audits Reflect Loose Spending of Taxpayer Dollars
- ATRA Tracking Local Government Tax Increases
- Gadsden Elementary's Illegal Boondoggles
- Taxpayers Win Gift Clause Challenge
- Counties Increase Property Taxes Despite Healthy Reserves
- Eastern College Raises Taxes 6% During a Pandemic
- Cities & Towns to Increase Primary Property Taxes Over $10 Million
- Counties Increase Property Taxes Despite Half Billion in CARES Funding
- Teachers Union Tax Increase on Ballot
- Maricopa Unified Sends $2 Million Bill to State
- Fire District Levies Mirror 6% NAV Growth
- Prop 208 Draws Negative National Attention
- 10 Years On, The Frozen Tax Rate Protects Rural AZ
- JLBC: State Revenues OK Despite COVID
- Prop 208 Rides Blue Wave to Victory
- ATRA Outlook Wrap Up
- Jim Rounds On The Economy
- Bark Re-Elected Chairman
- 2021 Legislative Program
- Pima College Takes Legal Path for New Expenditure Authority
- Supreme Court Deals Blow to Incentive Deals
- Assessor's Office: Skysong is a Taxable Property
- 2021 Legislative Update
- Consultant Labels La Paz County Insolvent
- Tucson Pushes Legal Limit of GPLET Program
- Tucson Unified Finally Closes Its Deseg Case
- Eastern College Maxes Out Its Tax Levy
- Struggling TUSD is Bloated & Inefficient
- Community Colleges Posture for the Future
- Legislature Passes Historic Tax Package
- 2021 Legislative Wrap-Up
- ATRA Investigation Leads to 27 Felony Indictments
- City Budgets Flush with Cash in FY 2022
- Real Per-Capita Taxes up 53% Since 1980
- Property Tax Hikes Put Outdated K-12 Transportation Formula on Display
- Stimulus Swells County Budgets
- Property Taxes Stable as Overall Tax Collections Skyrocket
- Sean McCarthy Departs ATRA for House Staff
- Local School Bond and Override Questions Bring Mixed Results
- Voters Approve $788 Million in Bonds for Chandler, Gilbert
- State Budget Director: State Budget Structurally Sound, But Inflation Poses Threat
- Riches, Roysden Provide Litigation Update
- Michelle Bolton Elected ATRA Chairman
- ATRA Briefs Major Tax Issues
- Michelle Bolton Named Outstanding ATRA Member
- Fred Nicely of COST Provides National Perspective
- 2022 ATRA Legislative Program
- Arizona's Highest Court Invalidates Pinal's Transportation Sales Tax
- Court Puts Final Nail in Prop 208
- Legislative Update
- Long-Term ATRA Reform Goal Reached in SB1093
- Court Pulls Flat Tax Referral From Ballot
- 2022 Legislative Wrap-Up
- Legislature Adjourns Long Session - Budget Agreement Includes Elimination of State Property Tax Rate
- Auditor General: Municipal Tax Code Commission A Failure
- Statewide Property Taxes Drop - A Rare Occurrence
- Highest Property Tax Rates In The State
- County Budgets Remain Strong in FY 2023
- ATRA Supports Props 130 & 132
- JLBC Director Stavneak: Recession Concerns Stunt State Revenue Growth Rates
- Economist Glenn Farley Provides Economic Outlook
- Pat Derdenger and Heidi Thomas Named 2022 ATRA Outstanding Members
- Michelle Bolton Re-Elected ATRA Chairwoman
- ATRA Briefs Major Tax Issues for 2023
- Senior EY Tax Manager Talks National SALT Trends
- 2023 ATRA Legislative Program
- ATRA Legislative Program Update
- Jack Moody Joins ATRA
- Arizona gets a "D" Grade on COST Sales Tax Scorecard
- ADOR Confirms Cities Interpretation of MRRA Inaccurate
- Sales Tax Revenues Continue Strong Growth Trend
- State Student Funding Formula Clears Senate
- College Property Taxes Per FTSE Climbing
- Community College FY 2024 Budgets Up 5%; FTSE Down 5%
- AZ Teacher Pay Jumps to 32nd in Nation
- Colleges Secure a Fourth Year of Freedom from Expenditure Limits
- City Budgets Remain Strong With Billions in Reserves
- $3.5 Billion in K12 School Bonds on November Ballots
- ATRA Outlook Conference (Nov 17th) & Golf Tournament (Nov 3rd)
- FY24 County Budgets Still Flush With Cash
- State & Local Debt Nears $39 Billion in FY 2022
- Fall Events: ATRA Golf Tournament & Outlook Conference
- Richard Stavneak Highlights Budget Deficits
- Chad Heinrich Named 2023 ATRA Outstanding Member
- Bill Molina Elected ATRA Chairman
- Alan Maguire Provides Comprehensive Review of U.S. and Arizona Economies
- ATRA Briefs Major Tax Issues for 2024
- Tax Litigation Continues to Impact Arizona Public Policy
- Legislative Leaders Address Outlook
- Stephanie Do Addresses National Tax Issues
- 2024 ATRA Legislative Program
- Arizona Continues to Benefit From Interstate Migration
- 2024 ATRA Legislative Program Update
- U.S. Census State Tax Rankings
- Teacher Pay Climbs to 31st Nationally
- Governor Vetoes GPLET Reform
- Governor Signs TPT Audit Bill
- Pinal County Transportation Sales Tax Refund Update
- Auditor General Audits Raise Serious Concerns
- Legislature Adjourns After Closing State Budget Deficit
- Major Property Tax Judgment to Hit Maricopa Taxpayers This Fall
- Community College FY 2025 Budgets up 3.6%; Audited FTSE up 1.1%
- In Memoriam Dick Foreman
- Phoenix Expands CBD - Signals GPLET Ramp Up
- Two Counties Asking Voters for Increases in Constitutional Expenditure Limits
- $2.4 Billion in K12 Bonds on November Ballots
- SAVE THE DATES: ATRA Outlook Conference & Golf Tournament
- State & Local Government Salaries Climb - K12 Salaries up 44%
- State & Local Debt Nears $38 Billion in FY 2023
