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$100M in Gov. Hobbs budget proposal for child care.
Our thanks to Governor Hobbs for prioritizing child care in her budget proposal. On Friday afternoon, the Governor released her budget proposal signifying her priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Included in…
AZCenter 2024 Legislative Agenda
State budgets and taxes represent our shared priorities and values. The Arizona Center for Economic Progress (AZCenter) advocates for a state budget and tax structure that builds stronger economic opportunities for all Arizonans,…
Tribal Tax Primer: A Deep Dive into Arizona's Tribal Tax Landscape
The state of Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Native American tribes whose lands comprise 27 percent of the state’s landmass.¹ Arizona tribal reservations can be found throughout the state, from Four Corners…
Arizona Legislature Once Again Shirks its Responsibility to Review Billions of Dollars in Tax Credits
State law requires the Joint Legislative Income Tax Credit Review Committee to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and legislative leadership by December 15. Four tax credits were scheduled…
Arizona Will Lose $14.2 billion to Tax Cuts by 2028
In recent years, policymakers in Phoenix joined their counterparts in more than half the states across the country on a historic revenue-reduction spree that shifted public funds away from public investments and toward tax…
Children’s Action Alliance Selects January Contreras as New CEO
Children’s Action Alliance has named January Contreras to lead the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer. Contreras, a national and Arizona leader who has dedicated her career to strengthening the well-being and…
New Tool Illustrates Unexpected Qualities and Contributions of Arizona Immigrants
Though common narratives suggest that immigrants arrive in the United States with limited English skills, the opposite is true according to 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) five-year data from the U.S. Census Bureau….