Union Leader, Think Tanks And Business Groups Slam Ward's Tax Increase Plea

The head of Arizona’s Republican Party, Kelli Ward, is getting slammed by a diverse group of people for her message urging support for a sales tax increase.

Joe Thomas, the head of the Arizona Education Association teacher’ union, called Ward’s tax increase “Too little. Too late.”

Arizona conservatives, like Sen. Vince Leach, along with groups like the Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA) remain opposed to the full penny sales tax increase proposal.

ATRA argues that “the tax increase provides no necessary education reforms, it undermines the Classroom Site Fund, and unnecessarily dilutes the K-12 share.” According to ATRA, a full penny sales tax could raise a conservative $1.2 billion ongoing.

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