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Supreme Court considers education tax arguments The fate of a tax on the rich to help fund education could come down to whether the Arizona Supreme Court believes the money raised will provide “grants” to schools. During a hour-long argument Tuesday, Andy Gaona, representing the organization that crafted Proposition 208, told the justices that the dollars the new tax would raise are earmarked for special purposes. These range from teacher salaries to funding career and technical education p...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an expedited...

Court rejects bid to put hold on surcharge on wealthy A new income tax surcharge on the wealthy to add more dollars to public education can take effect. In a 21-page ruling Tuesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah Jr. rejected a series of arguments by business interests and some Republican lawmakers that Proposition 208 was so flawed that he needed to immediately quash it. Hannah said that’s not the case. The judge said there appears to be little merit to the claim that only ...

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah Jr. says Republican lawmakers and others who sued have not shown they are likely to win their argument that the new law is unconstitutional.

The closely divided Arizona electorate wants practical solutions, not strict ideology. They will support my tax plan as they are willing to pay in an equitable

The head of the state Department of Revenue was ousted December 29, the apparent victim of taking a legal position on a new tax contrary to that of Gov. Doug

Judge hears arguments on voter approved tax on rich The fate of a voter-approve tax on the rich to fund education could depend on whether a judge believes the money raised will be “grants” to school districts. Attorney Andy Gaona representing Invest in Ed told Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah on Wednesday that’s how he should read the language in Proposition 208. He said the initiative spells out in detail how the money raised will go out in “grants to school districts a...