http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2014/06/07/arizona…

Three candidates vying to become Arizona's next governor said Friday that, if elected, they would do away with state income taxes, the source of nearly half of the $9 billion that flows into state coffers each year.

The remarks at a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Arizona We Want Institute revealed contrasting plans for the state's fiscal future.

http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/06/02/income-tax-cuts-emerge-as-key…

Depending on who wins the Republican primary in the hotly contested governor’s race, Arizona may see some major cuts, even the outright elimination, in income taxes.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/03/police-firefigh…

Police and firefighters who largely have opposed changes to their pension benefits now are urging Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special legislative session this summer to reform the financially troubled Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.

Andrew Wilder, a spokesman for Brewer, said the governor is open to having a special session on pension reform.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2014/05/26/maricop…

As it prepares to seek a property tax increase, the Maricopa County Community College District is facing questions about the large amount of money it has in reserve.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2014/05/16/arizona-elimina…

Political debates on improving the economy often focus on tax policy. Among the most disputed: tax credits to lure new business.

We asked two experts: What if Arizona eliminated tax credits for businesses?

THAT'S A KNEE-JERK REACTION

http://www.bna.com/trouble-paradise-valleyan-b17179890485/

An Arizona town ruffled feathers when it enacted a local ordinance raising a “parcel tax” based on property values to fund local fire services. Because the town bypassed the ordinary procedures required by state law to enact or raise a property tax, the Arizona Legislature was left to put out the fire.

The Arizona Senate on Tuesday narrowly rejected an effort to revive a proposal granting a private Christian university a major break on its property taxes.
Grand Canyon University wants its property reclassified into a much lower rate that would save it about $750,000 a year on its Phoenix campus. Under the measure, any new construction at the school or at a planned Mesa campus also would be reclassified, meaning the tax break could expand greatly over time.

Arizona ranks 19th in the nation for its transparency in government spending, according to a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. But the state's taxpayers remain in the dark when it comes to economic-development subsidies.

It was 1938 when John Wayne, playing the outlaw Ringo Kid, first journeyed through the buttes and mesas of Monument Valley, where his character was picked up by a group of travelers in the film "Stagecoach."