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Politics

Two Cheers for Governor Ducey

After six and a half years in office, Governor Ducey’s legacy remains unclear. With the 2021 legislative term now in overtime  and major political figures  announcing to succeed him, the Governor will soon be a lame duck. Next year’s legislative session will be his last. Ducey hasn’t been a bad governor. Basically, he’s been a moderate,

State

Cities wait, worry over state budget that poses ‘huge hit’ to revenues

With less than four weeks remaining in this fiscal year, local governments in Arizona are anxiously watching state budget negotiations that they fear could end up delivering a “huge hit” to city and town finances. At issue in the stalled budget negotiations is a proposal to lower the state income tax to an across-the-board 2.5%,

Taxes

AFP-AZ Leads Over 50 Small Businesses in Coalition Letter Supporting Tax Relief

Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today led a coalition of over 50 small businesses across the state urging legislators to support a tax reform proposal that would lower Arizona’s income tax rate to one flat rate of 2.5% with a cap of 4.5%. View Full Letter Here In the letter, the coalition writes: “This tax reduction