The Valley of the Sun still has room to improve its economic development efforts despite the region’s rapid growth and success in attracting jobs, says the Valley’s new economic development coordinator.

The Gilbert Town Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to rescind a 4-month-old policy that bound it to commission oil portraits of all future mayors unless one was donated to the town.

If sports teams can sell naming rights, then why can't Scottsdale?

August 27, 2004

March 19, 2005

Working parents will lose help paying for child care, children may lose health insurance, the state risks violating a court order to improve juvenile jails, and abused kids could remain in danger under the $8.2 billion budget Arizona legislators approved Friday.

March 20, 2005

The debate over the estimated $80 million incentive package for the planned Riverview at Dobson retail development in Mesa comes down to whether it’s a wise and ethical investment.

Sales taxes represent more than half of Scottsdale’s total General Fund revenue. Since any major shift to property taxes or other available revenue tools is highly improbable, it’s an “economic given” that the city will continue to rely heavily on sales tax revenue to maintain, upgrade and expand services.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday called the economic policies of rival Barack Obama from the far left of American politics. In its hunt for votes for next week's election, the Obama campaign continued to tie McCain to the unpopular President Bush and promise a reversal of tax policies favoring the wealthy.

The recent political jostling over stay-at-home and working mothers renewed the debate over the success of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the U.S.’s main cash aid program, and the Child Care and Development Fund, which provides child care assistance to low-income families.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Early retirement policies and frequent cutbacks that target older workers help companies reduce costs but could ultimately backfire when a big wave of baby boomer retirements creates a labor shortage.

President Barack Obama's proposal to tweak U.S. tax policy has some charities a bit uneasy - despite guidance from philanthropy experts to stay calm.

Property tax supporters and opponents came out in force this week, submitting more than 50 arguments for the May election’s publicity pamphlet.

The Mesa Chamber of Commerce declared political war Wednesday on the Mesa City Council with a last-ditch threat to get a primary property tax on the May ballot.

The Mesa Chamber of Commerce declared political war Wednesday on the Mesa City Council with a last-ditch threat to get a primary property tax on the May ballot.

Economists and policymakers agree that the state’s tax system is flawed and needs a huge overhaul.

An effort to broaden tax exemptions for religious organizations is facing bipartisan opposition in the Arizona House of Representatives.

SAN FRANCISCO — Tax-free shopping is under threat for many online shoppers as states facing widening budget gaps increasingly pressure Amazon.com Inc. and other Internet retailers to start collecting sales taxes from their residents.

Proponents of a permanent one-cent hike in state sales taxes for education are defending setting aside 10 percent of the $1 billion that would be raised to start for road construction.

Proponents of a permanent one-cent hike in state sales taxes for education are defending setting aside 10 percent of the $1 billion that would be raised for road construction.

Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross has grown skeptical of the Los Arcos Town Center plan being negotiated between the city and the developers of the 42-acre site.

A bill meant to close a retail tax loophole failed to pass the senate on March 8 but Senator John McComish says it’s not dead yet.

House Speaker Kirk Adams expects a legislative committee looking at Arizona's Private School Tax Credits program to come out with recommendations Thursday that make scholarship charities more transparent and accountable to the public.