The City of Maricopa today proposed a new half-cent sales tax to fund widening State Route 347. It won’t solve any problems overnight, but it’s a way to tell the […] ...

Former Mesa mayor Scott Smith says it’s all because of the half-cent transportation tax residents in Maricopa County have been paying since 1985. “The half-cent sales tax has done more to ...

A lawsuit argues that the 20-year extension of a half-cent sales tax for transportation infrastructure in Maricopa County fell short because it needed 60% support from voters. Yes, but ...

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. The “jail facilities ...