The Tax Foundation studied state and local sales taxes in all fifty states and ranks the states from highest to lowest. Tennessee has the highest combined sales taxes of 9.41%. Delaware and Oregon are the only state that do not have any state or local sales taxes. Arizona is 9th at 7.92% (5.6% state and average local tax of 2.32%).
The Arizona Corporation Commission issued its list of the top 10 investment frauds affecting Arizona residents. Many of the investments offer above-market returns.
PrawfsBlawg: “Arizona has among the most liberal gun laws in the United States. One that directly impacts the University of Arizona (and ASU) is A.R.S. Section 12-781, which took effect on September 30, and prohibits “a property owner, tenant, public or private employer or business entity” from banning the possession of firearms locked and out of sight in cars. The University of Arizona strictly prohibits all firearms, even though in Arizona in general it is legal to carry a handgun openly without a permit, and concealed carry permits are easy to get (something like 3% of the adult population has one). The University is particularly concerned about weapons because in 2002, three nursing professors were murdered by a student who then killed himself. After September 30, there could be scores or hundreds of guns on campus in parked cars, which some fear could precipitate another mass shooting or other gun incidents. My prediction is that the new law will have no impact on safety at the University.”
ABC15.com: “The Phoenix Police Department is responding to a September 2008 incident that led a Phoenix homeowner to sue the city and police department. Tony Arambula is seeking $5.75 million in damages for himself and his family after he was shot by police on September 17, 2008 when officers responded to a call about an intruder inside his central Phoenix home. . . . Arambula now alleges while at his home that night, officers conspired to cover up the mistake. Michael Manning, Arambula’s attorney, said the 911 tape helps prove the claim.”
See also “Phoenix Police Sued for Shooting Homeowner.”
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Phoenix New Times: “‘You’ve got to be kidding.’ . . . That’s what Don Stapley said as sheriff’s deputies arrested him September 21 in the county parking garage. They actually arrested Don Stapley without an indictment, without a grand jury, without even consulting a prosecutor. In fact, they cuffed a county supervisor and hauled him off to court without bothering to secure charges against him. Two weeks after the chaos of the arrest, the situation is clear: Maricopa County is captive to the whims of a police force all too eager to use its powers to harass its enemies and distract us from its manifold failures.”