https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/10/25/downtown-…

Phoenix has pumped more than $3 billion of taxpayer money into the revitalization of downtown over the past 30 years.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/28/just…

Longtime legislator Ken Cheuvront, a Democrat vying for justice of the peace in Phoenix, said he’s not running for office because of the money.

Cheuvront, who served in the state Legislature for 16 years and now works in the private sector, said he will take a pay cut if elected.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/when-state-universities-and-busin…

In yesterday’s Martin Center article, Sean McCarthy of the Arizona Tax Research Association explains how this has been done in his state, with Arizona State University providing the tax-exempt basis for business development.

https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2018/11/when-a-university-helps-a-busin…

State governments treat public university land as non-taxable because the mission of these institutions is nonprofit education. But when state legislatures aren’t careful, university administrators can take advantage of their non-profit status—at the expense of taxpayers.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2018/09/30/new-arizona…

Arizona State University is breaking ground on a project it hopes will provide hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate and improve Sun Devil Stadium and other athletic facilities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/business/luxury-development-tax-brea…

Twenty years ago, it was unimaginable that a new residential high-rise would ever adorn the modest skyline of downtown Kansas City, Mo. But in the last three years, two luxury apartment towers have opened, and a third is planned.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2018/09/09/arizo…
Sales taxes in Arizona are relatively high, with the average combined tax rate here ranking 11th in one national measure.

But at least the trend in recent years has been one of stability.

After seven years, a property tax override will again come before voters in Apache County on November 7.

The ballot measure will request that voters approve an additional $2 million in property taxes annually beginning in fiscal year 2019-2020 and every year after that for the next six years. An additional $200,000 to cover inflationary growth will be included with the $2 million for six years, according to the language that will be included on the ballot.

In their June 2018 newsletter, the Arizona Tax Research Association found Arizona Western College has the third highest primary property tax rate of the 12 community college districts in the state at $2.22 of $100 of net assessed value. The highest is Graham County/Eastern, at $3.33 of $100 of net assessed value. Cochise County has a primary rate of $2.40 of $100 of net assessed value.

https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/07/09/sean-mccarthy-on-data-dad-an…
Sean McCarthy never dreamed of working in politics, let alone with his father, Arizona Tax Research Association President Kevin McCarthy. But after spending 11 years away from Arizona, the 33-year-old Air Force veteran and East Valley native has made a home for himself in Phoenix as a senior research analyst at ATRA, with a focus on K-12 financing.