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Bill repealing tax on home, apartment rentals sent to …

7/31/2023
PHOENIX — A bill repealing a tax on home and apartment rentals that has been a key issue for Republicans in the Legislature for two sessions was sent to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday after sitting on the Senate president’s desk for the past seven weeks.

Republicans working to make deal with Hobbs on …

7/25/2023
PHOENIX — Republicans who hold the majority in the Arizona Legislature are working to strike a final deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and leaders of cities, counties and tribes in metro Phoenix over an extension of a transportation tax that has funded massive expansions of the region’s freeway and roads system, bus routes and the light rail over nearly four decades.

Florence council approves lower property tax rate

7/18/2023
The Florence Town Council approved a decrease in the primary property tax rate for fiscal year 2023-24 at its meeting Monday. The rate has dropped to $1.0556 per $100 home value assessment from …

Chandler council approves slight dip in tax rate

7/10/2023
The Chandler City Council’s unanimous approval of its annual property tax levies, at its June 29 meeting, put an official end to the fiscal year 2024 budget planning cycle. At that …

Scottsdale City Council sets property tax rate

6/28/2023
The Scottsdale City Council finalized the fiscal year 2023-24 property tax rate with a 6-1 vote during its June 27 meeting. The primary tax rate, which pays for city operations, is set at $0.515 per …

Hobbs seeks law for EV drivers to pay share of road …

6/24/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs wants state lawmakers to enact new laws to ensure that the drivers of electric vehicles pay their fair share of road construction and maintenance.

Hobbs vetoes proposal elimination of visitors' taxes …

6/19/2023
PHOENIX — Out of staters who want to buy cars and RVs in Arizona won’t be able to escape sales taxes if they come here to take delivery. Gov. Katie Hobbs rejected a proposal Monday sought on behalf of Lucid Motors that would have allowed visitors to buy a car here and then drive it off without paying the taxes.

Scottsdale City Council approves property tax, water …

6/16/2023
The cost of living in Scottsdale is going up, but some council members say residents are getting things like top of the line police and water service for their buck. The Scottsdale City Council …

Hobbs backs proposal to let state's voters to …

6/15/2023
PHOENIX — Voters across the state are likely to get to decide whether Maricopa County residents get a chance to extend the half-cent sales tax for transit projects.

Senate bill to make automatic individual income tax …

6/12/2023
PHOENIX — The state House refused Monday to requiring that individual income tax rates be cut automatic any time the state runs a surplus.

Valley municipalities fight for tax extension that …

6/12/2023
For nearly 20 years, Proposition 400, a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2005, has been funding some of the Valley’s most traveled roads, freeways and transit projects.

Queen Creek council votes to lower property tax rate

6/8/2023
Property tax rates are going down for Queen Creek homeowners. The Queen Creek Town Council unanimously voted at its meeting Wednesday to cut the primary property tax rate from $1.83 to $1.72 per $100 …