The tax provides revenue for the regional transportation plan approved by mayors across the Valley. The tax accounts for $14.9 billion of the $28.2 billion plan, so a little more than half.

The Maricopa County Community College District is preparing to sue its own county over a property tax dispute and said it could be forced to raise tuition or cut programs. “It’s certainly not ...

Maricopa County residents have always understood this, and in 1998 and again in 2002 wisely voted to set aside revenue — a 1/5 of a cent sales tax — to pay for jail facilities to help keep our ...

This lawsuit was a dumb move to begin with. Prop. 479 didn’t raise a tax, it extended an existing one. Also, it’s a county proposition, not statewide so not subject to the 60-percent threshold.

PHOENIX — Maricopa County officials have been advised to pursue the extension of a small tax that provides significant funding for the metro Phoenix jail system. With the Jail Excise Tax set to ...

More than half of Maricopa County's $3.9 billion budget is going to law enforcement, the judicial system, and emergency response. I'm proud of that.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Maricopa County relies on a tax to fund jails and public safety. It’s been paid for decades and brings in a couple hundred million dollars a year.

Maricopa County residents have always understood this, and in 1998 and again in 2002 wisely voted to set aside revenue — a 1/5 of a cent sales tax — to pay for jail facilities to help keep our ...