Budget & Taxes Press Links
PRESS RELEASES
Arizona Tax Deductions Giving Millions in Tax Breaks to the Wealthiest Families (August 24, 2010) Itemized deductions on the state income tax cost Arizona millions of dollars in income tax revenue each year while giving the biggest windfall to upper income families.
“No lawmaker would ever devise a spending program to encourage homeownership that gave the biggest checks to the richest taxpayers, while entirely excluding low-income families,” noted Dana Wolfe Naimark, President and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance. “Yet itemized deductions have exactly that effect.”
Statement on Governor Brewer's Budget Measures (December 22, 2009) Today Governor Brewer announced a series of budget actions that will have devastating effects on Arizona’s jobs, economy, and families. These are emergency budget measures designed to help the state balance its books. But there are no policies here designed to help families or businesses cope with the economic emergencies facing us or to help Arizona emerge stronger from this recession.
Stimulus Dollars are Working for Arizona (December 15, 2009) According to a new publication released today by Children’s Action Alliance, the funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known as ARRA or stimulus funds, are working to save thousands of Arizona jobs, help families survive the recession, and cushion state and local budget cuts. Arizona governments will receive more than $6.2 billion in ARRA funds between October 2008 and December 2010, for a range of services from state government, cities and towns, school districts, and Indian Tribes.
ABC Coalition Releases Revenue Alternatives(November 18, 2009) The Arizona Budget Coalition today called on the state legislature and Governor Brewer to pursue options to increase state revenues before considering any additional cuts to public education, universities, state employees, and vital health and human services. “The budget cuts already enacted have been substantial and will have a damaging effect on Arizona’s economy and its future. We realize that even more severe budget cuts are on the table,” said Dana Wolfe Naimark, President and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance.
Statement from Dana Wolfe Namairk on the State Budget (February 13, 2009)While state lawmakers head home to celebrate Arizona’s statehood day, children and families in every legislative district face the devastating real-life impacts of the budget cuts for the Fiscal Year 2009 budget. Since the revised budget was adopted by the legislature and signed by the Governor, state agencies have been working to determine how to implement the lump sum cuts and fund sweeps.
EDITORIALS
Digging the Hole Deeper: Too Many Tax Cuts are Hurting Arizona(Arizona Capitol Times, October 30, 2009) Asour legislature debates proposals to raise taxes and proposals to cut taxes, how many Arizonans know that state taxes have been cut over and over again during the past two decades to the point that now our the state budget loses $1.5 billion a year? Too many tax cuts have not only lead to shrinking services that Arizona families and business value – like education, health, public safety, and infrastructure – they have also added to the boom-and-bust roller coaster of our state budget.
A balanced budget will spur recovery(Arizona Republic, May 19, 2009)Arizona faces huge challenges with the state's economy and the state budget deficit. That is why Children's Action Alliance, the Arizona Education Association, the Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition and Service Employees International Union have joined together with other organizations from across the state to form the Arizona Budget Coalition (ABC).
Arizona's Budget Needs Leadership, Not Fantasy(Arizona Capitol Times, January 9, 2009)The Goldwater Institute delivered the proverbial lump of coal to Arizona children and families this holiday season. It comes in the form of a so-called “policy brief” that is remarkably short on reality and short on analysis about how to close Arizona’s budget deficit for the current year. They treat the deficit purely as a math problem: the goal is to get the numbers to balance. Nowhere in the brief is there mention of consequences, impact, or goals. Nowhere is there discussion about making our state stronger, healthier, or better educated.
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