Some of the loudest critics of Proposition 100, the voter-approved temporary one cent sales tax increase, were small business owners.

Three years ago, Arizona voters approved Proposition 100, which raised the state sales tax by a penny on the dollar for three years.

Lawmakers prepared for a fight over sales tax reform at the state capitol Monday.

A recent report from a left-leaning think tank looks at the potential impact on Arizona’s economy of legalizing or deporting undocumented workers. 

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said he would not put a sales tax measure on the ballot because paper and electronic language differed. Early Wednesday morning a Maricopa County Superior Court judge decided that it was a minor error and that the measure is valid.

The deadline for filing income taxes is approaching fast. Few will deny that the tax code is confusing: a sea of credits, deductions, tables, and worksheets. We'd like to hear from you. Do you understand your taxes? What WOULD help you to understand them?

Arizona taxpayers who itemize can claim a state tax credit for donations to charities that qualify. In fact, that donation can also be taken as a deduction on the federal return.