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Detour signs at a road construction project.

Sales Tax for Roads? You Can Weigh In

Pima County committee holds hearings on sales-tax proposal for fixing bad roads.
Pima County administration and court buildings in downtown Tucson.

Pima Supervisors Talk Road-Repairs Tax, Back National Carbon Fee

Supes ask that county staff study the feasibility of swapping a property tax to repair roads for a sales tax.
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tucson.

Kino Stadium Debt Nearly Paid Off, Putting End to Fee

Rental-car fee will remain in place to pay for expansion of sports complex.

McSally Asks Tucson Businesses for Input on Tax Reform

Congresswoman says she supports a 25 percent tax rate for small businesses.
Volunteer tax preparer Katherine Steiner helps a taxpayer prepare her return.

Volunteer Tax Program Looking for Helpers

An IRS-funded program helps moderate-to-low earners file income taxes.
An "I voted early" sticker in a Nov. 7, 2017 election package.

Tucson City Council Stays Democratic, No Raise for Council

Sales tax for preschool education fails, as does Oro Valley property tax.
Rob Paulsen has voiced Ninja Turtle Rapheal, Yakko Warner from "Animaniacs", Pinky from "Pinky & the Brain" and Slingshot from "Transformers" (among many, many others).

Rob Paulsen: What Doing Voices for Cartoons is Really Like

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Arizona sales taxes are implemented; an interview with musician A.J. Croce; and the harmonious bond between a Tucson man and his pet canary.
Local governments are trying to get a head start on getting support behind extending the RTA.

County Supe: To Fix Roads, Replace Property Tax with Sales Tax

Supervisor Christy proposed a tax that would cover Pima County's needed road work in a decade.
Left to right, Mariano Rodriguez and Mike Cease are challenging Steve Kozachik in the Ward 6 race for Tucson City Council in November.

Jobs, Environment and Crime are Key for Ward 6 Candidates

Central Tucson Council race features incumbent Democrat, Republican and Green Party challengers.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Property Tax Bills On Their Way, With An Increase

Pima County puts tax statements in the mail this week.
A Tucson Police car.

City Seeks Citizens to Review Prop 101 Public Safety Spending

The oversight commission will look at sales tax revenues going to the Tucson police and fire departments.
Afternoon traffic heading into the U.S. builds up at the San Luis Port of Entry in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, 2011.

Are Mexican Shoppers Buying More North of Border?

Mexican customs payments would indicate so, but US merchants say no.
Proposition 101 would raise sales tax in Tucson by half a cent, and bring in $250 million over five years, the city said.

Tucson Setting Priorities for New Sales Tax Revenues

Police, fire equipment first on order list; oversight committees also will be set up.
Pima Community College Downtown Campus.

PCC, Lacking State Funding, Seeks Property Tax Increase

If approved, increase would bring in about $3.2 million a year, cost homeowner $6.
Pima County Board of Supervisors at a meeting in early April 2015.

$1.26B Pima County Budget Gets Tentative OK; Taxes Rise

$18.47 a year property tax increase for median home will help pay for street work.
A pothole on a Tucson street.

$100M Road Repair Plan Floated for Pima County

County chief proposes 25 cents of property tax be dedicated funding source.

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