taxes
Posted May 21, 2012, 2:58 pm
Buckmaster Show
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Today on Buckmaster - Commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom present the Monday Political Face-off. Also, education expert Dr. Robert Hendricks on Arizona’s new voucher law. Plus, an update on the state of Arizona’s finances from Treasurer Doug Ducey.... Read more»
Posted May 17, 2012, 10:50 am
Heather Boushey
& Adam Hersh
/Center for American Progress
For most economists, the concepts of “middle class” or even inequality have not had a prominent place in our thinking about how an economy grows. But that is beginning to change.... Read more»
Posted May 17, 2012, 8:36 am
Clint Bolick
/Goldwater Institute
It is a small victory for taxpayers, but an important one, for it calls the “quasi-public” Arizona Commerce Authority’s attention to the constitutional limits on its powers — and to the fact that its actions will be watched closely.... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2012, 10:42 am
Stephen Slivinski
/Goldwater Institute
When policymakers say they have enacted “historic” legislation, they are usually accused of hyperbole. But in the case of Gov. Brewer’s signing of HB 2815, it isn’t a big stretch to say that the action did make one historic move in regard to tax policy.... Read more»
Posted May 7, 2012, 9:56 am
Matt Davies
/Remapping Debate
Where do U.S. corporations put their allegiance?... Read more»
Posted May 1, 2012, 8:19 am
Dustin Volz
/Cronkite News Service
There are at least two measures currently being considered in Arizona that would let the state tell the federal government to buzz off.... Read more»
Posted Apr 30, 2012, 11:20 am
Craig Gurian
/Remapping Debate
Despite a Times story that features the potential impact on the middle class — look, we’re all in this together — it is entirely clear that no one is looking to raise taxes on the middle class. What is at issue, just as it was in 2010, is whether the era of enormous tax cuts for the wealthy will continue.... Read more»
Posted Apr 25, 2012, 3:20 pm
Buckmaster Show
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Today on Buckmaster - A conversation with Dr. Victoria Maizes, of the Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson Water cop Tony Almodova, and Tucson film industry advocate Eric Schumacher.... Read more»
Posted Apr 24, 2012, 10:40 am
Sara Smith
/Cronkite News Service
Arizona is one of 13 states that lead the nation in evaluating the effectiveness of state tax credits intended to boost business, according to a recent study.... Read more»
Posted Apr 23, 2012, 9:01 am
Carrie Ann Sitren
/Goldwater Institute
How do you close a $35 million budget gap? Perhaps the better question is why that hole was dug in the first place. One answer for the City of Glendale is hockey.... Read more»
Posted Apr 20, 2012, 11:17 am
Eugene Kiely
/Factcheck.org
Even though we are serious-minded fact-checkers, we are not completely without humor, and MoveOn.org’s latest TV ad on “fat cats” and the “Buffett Rule” is pretty funny, but the ad is off by more than a whisker.... Read more»
Posted Apr 16, 2012, 2:48 pm
Maria Coxon Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Taxpayers have until midnight Tuesday to file federal and state tax returns for 2011. Those with filing extensions have until Oct. 15.... Read more»
Posted Apr 15, 2012, 4:08 pm
Global Post
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With the deadline looming for Americans to file their income taxes, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have scheduled votes this week on their competing tax plans.... Read more»
Posted Apr 14, 2012, 1:03 pm
Eugene Kiely
/Factcheck.org
In their zeal to pass the “Buffett Rule,” Obama and Biden leave the false impression that millionaires pay lower taxes than the middle class.... Read more»
Posted Apr 13, 2012, 11:01 am
Robert Farley
/Factcheck.org
There’s more to the story Mitt Romney is telling about job losses hitting women harder than men during Barack Obama’s time in office.... Read more»
Posted Apr 10, 2012, 5:17 pm
Samantha Stainburn
/Global Post
The risk of dying in an auto accident as a driver, passenger or even a pedestrian increases 6 percent on tax-deadline day compared with a day from a week earlier or a week later
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