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Feds seek to stop Arizona COVID funds from going to …

7/14/2021
PHOENIX — Lawyers for the U.S. Treasury are asking a federal judge to throw out a bid by state Attorney General Mark Brnovich to say Congress can’t tell Arizona it can’t use any of …

Group aims to force vote on Arizona tax cut, new …

7/2/2021
PHOENIX — Arizonans may get the last word on a nearly $2 billion tax cut plan that mainly benefits the wealthy. Organizers of the what had been the Invest in Ed initiative that voters …

Ducey inks Arizona budget, $1.3B tax cut

6/30/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday signed legislation putting in place an immediate $1.3 billion tax cut, set to rise to $1.9 billion, that is designed largely to benefit the most …

Arizona budget, $1.3B tax cut head to Ducey

6/24/2021
PHOENIX — House Republicans pushed through the plan to sharply cut taxes on the rich Thursday — but only after changing the rules to limit debate and objections by Democrats.

Arizona Senate passes $12.8B budget with plenty of …

6/23/2021
PHOENIX — State senators approved plans for a new budget and tax cut mainly designed to help the most wealthy early Wednesday morning after Gov. Doug Ducey agreed to some demands by Sen. Kelly …

Budget battle continues amid flurry of changes

6/22/2021
PHOENIX — Efforts to enact a new $12.8 billion budget and plans for $1.78 billion in tax cuts that mainly benefit the most wealthy sputtered Tuesday as House Democrats refused to come to the …

Ducey, Republicans clear one hurdle in Arizona budget, …

6/22/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican legislative leaders cleared a crucial hurdle Monday in their efforts to enact a new state budget and tax cut — though not as much as they …

Ducey pitches business leaders for help with Arizona …

6/17/2021
PHOENIX — Unable to advance his proposed $1.9 billion permanent tax cut at the Capitol, Gov. Doug Ducey is now going public — or at least to business interests — in a bid to build …

Rural Arizona mayors: Income tax will cripple …

6/3/2021
In 1972, mayors from all over Arizona struck a deal with leaders at the State Capitol that helped our economy grow, kept taxes simple and helped create the strong cities and towns we have today. In …

Peoria bracing for state tax cuts

5/27/2021
A proposed budget deal being considered by Arizona legislators could allow residents to keep more of the money they earn, but it also could have a chilling effect on the budgets of cities like …

Arizona group preparing initiative if $1.9B tax cut …

5/26/2021
PHOENIX — The group that organized Proposition 208 is now gearing up to force a public vote on what would be the largest tax cut in Arizona history. David Lujan, director of the Arizona …

Questions raised regarding Ducey plan to cut Arizona …

5/23/2021
PHOENIX — The bid by Gov. Doug Ducey to permanently cut $1.5 billion a year of state revenues is based on an economic theory and a set of numbers that may not hold up under closer …