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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 programs. That, he said, makes it different from the basic aid given to schools each year by the stat...

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 elected lawmakers are authorized to raise taxes. If nothing else, he pointed out that the Arizona Co...

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