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Many Arizona politicians move behind the bench as JPs, extending careers and boosting pay
The Arizona Republic
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Paulina Pineda
Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, said politicians who make the jump from a lower-paid position to a higher-paid job to boost their pensions strain the state’s already overburdened retirement system.
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Pension debt punt could cost Phoenix taxpayers $2.3 billion
The Arizona Republic
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Dustin Gardiner
“I think it’s a particularly bad idea,” said Kevin McCarthy, president of the ATRA. “Trying to get out from underneath the reality of what we are facing ... it’s the last thing that we ought to do.”
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State Senate panel OKs police and fire pension plan overhaul
Associated Press
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Bob Christie
"The concern is that for the majority of employers we do not reduce the costs," said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association.
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Coaxing Fire and Police Staffs in Arizona to Cut Own Pensions
The New York Times
Monday, August 11, 2014
Ken Belson
“If they were serious and genuine about wanting policy makers to manage these systems to keep them as opposed to running them off a cliff, then what they would have advocated for was the removal of the pension clause” from the Constitution, said Kevin McCarthy.
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Police and firefighters to seek pension-reform session
Arizona Republic
Monday, June 2, 2014
Craig Harris
Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, said groups that once panned pension reform are now behind it.
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Glendale HR chief got pay raise, bonus
The Arizona Republic
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Rebekah L. Sanders and Craig Harris
"It would be most interesting to know how someone in human resources could manage that operation from a distance," said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association.
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