Sales Tax Fails in Senate ~ 8/12/09
Sales Tax Fails in Senate ~ 8/12/09
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Today’s Senate session began two hours later than the scheduled 10 AM time, as leadership was rumored to have been working out a deal with Senator Richard Miranda (LD13). Whatever deal evaporated, as the sales tax referral to the November 3rd ballot failed 14-11, two votes shy of the 16 needed for passage. Senator Miranada was absent for today’s Senate session.
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Your AEN team is working to pull notes from today’s session into a succinct recap of events..
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Related News Stories
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State Senate defeats bill with sales-tax hike ~ MaryJo Pitzl & Matthew Benson, Arizona Republic, 8/12/09
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Arizona Senate defeats bill with sales-tax hike ~ Jacques Billeaud, AP, 8/12/09
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The Arizona Guardian (subscription required) has two articles:
…..Senate defeats Brewer tax hike, approves rest of the budget ~ Mary K. Reinhart, 8/12/09
…..No sales tax hike on Nov 3 ballot; still no budget deal ~ Dennis Welch, 8/12/09
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Senate again rejects sales tax increase referendum ~ Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal, 8/12/09
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Ariz. Senate Defeats Bill With Sales Tax Hike ~ Jonathan Soupe, KOLD 13, 8/12/09
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Statement from [Phoenix] Mayor Phil Gordon following his meeting with Governor Brewer ~ KTAR, 8/12/09
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Huh, I came home from work today to catch up on what happened in the senate. I must say, I am surprised. The bills that passed today are worse that the bills Brewer vetoed on June 30th. A whole lot of bad stuff got passed today. I’m especially upset about the cuts to education. I have two kids in public school. Even though they’re good schools for AZ, they aren’t nearly the schools we came from in PA. I honestly don’t understand the public perception about education in Arizona. I do know that if a transfer comes up, I think I will seriously consider it. I can’t continue to subject my children to this education system. Hopefully things will change next election cycle.
The link to Phil Gordon’s message is very good. thanks.
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