PHOENIX, AZ- The Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA) today announced it will spearhead efforts to defeat Proposition 480 on the November 4th general election ballot.

The NO on Prop 480 Committee will be chaired by ATRA President Kevin McCarthy. ATRA Board of Directors Chairman Michael DiMaria will serve as Treasurer.

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The Arizona Free Enterprise Club strongly urges voters in Maricopa County to reject a proposed $935 million hospital bond (over a $1 billion with interest) this November that would raise property taxes and reduce the quantity and quality of health care choices for valley residents.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/2014/08/29/hospital-execs-question…

Executives from the four largest private hospital systems in metro Phoenix question the need for voters to approve a $935 million bond issue that would pay for a new and expanded county hospital system.

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The campaign for passage of a $935 million bond measure to fund a new and expanded county hospital system has raised nearly $1 million, according to the first campaign-finance report filed Thursday.

Voters will decide whether to approve the bond measure, Proposition 480, during the Nov. 4 general election.

http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/08/18/foes-question-1-billion-dolla…

Opposition to a nearly $1 billion bond proposal to build a new public hospital and modernize the county’s health system is beginning to take shape, with critics questioning why the county even needs a safety-net hospital.
The Maricopa Integrated Health System Board of Directors in May gave approval to put the $935 million proposal, Proposition 480, before voters Nov. 4.

PHOENIX — Bryan Jeffries, the chief of Arizona’s firefighters’ association, has been arguing to anyone who will listen that his members — and the state’s police officers, too — should volunteer to cut their own pension benefits.

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The Arizona Tax Research Association would like to correct an important error in the Arizona Capitol Times (July 11). The National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in the nation, ranks Arizona 29th for school year 2012-13 in average salaries for K-12 “public school teachers.” The Capitol Times article incorrectly reported Arizona at 42nd.

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It's a major victory for Arizona's public school system, which has taken some major financial hits over the past few years.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Arizona schools are owed $317 million in funding for the upcoming budget year, because of the state legislature's failure to properly fund education.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2014/06/06/arizona-debt-vo…

Most folks are familiar with the soaring national debt, which stands at $17 trillion — about $55,000 per citizen — and has grown on average $2.3 billion per day since 2012.

But Arizonans may not be familiar with their state and local debt, about $42.7 billion. That's $6,400 per citizen.