The Flat Tax costs the state more than $2 billion a year in lost revenue with 80% of it going to households with incomes above $200,000. It has failed to improve labor productivity in the state and has very limited dynamic growth impacts which are less than what investments in at-risk children produce. The post State Budget: The Flat Tax Failure appeared first on Grand Canyon Institute.| Grand Canyon Institute
The Grand Canyon Institute estimates the net cost of the ESA Universal Vouchers program as $350 million in FY2025 up from $332 million in FY2024. The cost growth was limited by a higher portion of new enrollees coming from charter schools especially.| Grand Canyon Institute
Undercounting the unsheltered homeless population combined with the extreme summer heat is a deadly combination in Arizona.| Grand Canyon Institute
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On Tuesday, January 28, volunteers and city workers across Maricopa County municipalities fanned out across their respective communities to try and spot people who might be homeless in what is called the annual “Point in Time” Homelessness count. Once found, a person is asked where they slept that night and a series of other questions, including if there were others in their group at night. The surveys are required by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Typicall...| Grand Canyon Institute
Back in 2018, the Arizona Association of Realtors drafted and put 8 million dollars behind what they called “The Protect Arizona Taxpayers Act,” which really should have been called ”Protect Realtor Services from Being Taxed Act,” as they were concerned that discussion to broaden the sales tax base (actually a transaction privilege tax or TPT) could be extended to realtors, even though it had no legislative momentum. They did not write it as a narrow self-interest exclusion, but as an...| Grand Canyon Institute
The post Closing 2024: Prop. 312 Homelessness, Flat Tax, and More appeared first on Grand Canyon Institute.| Grand Canyon Institute
Wells calls for Hobbs and Horne to call for a Special Session of the legislature to add staff with unspent ESA voucher funds in return for better accountability.| Grand Canyon Institute
Phoenix—On Monday, Dec. 2, news broke that an out-of-state couple were indicted for defrauding the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) universal voucher program, by submitting applications for 50 children, 43 of whom do not exist, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.| Grand Canyon Institute
The post Glendale Prop. 499: A Boost to Workers, Modest Challenges for Employers appeared first on Grand Canyon Institute.| Grand Canyon Institute
Abortion Access in Arizona: Economic Implications of Current, Restrictive Abortion Policies| Grand Canyon Institute
The post Impact of the Flat Tax: ASU Surcharge, Lost Financial Aid, Lost Future Teachers, Larger Classes appeared first on Grand Canyon Institute.| Grand Canyon Institute
The post ESA Voucher Accounts Had $360 Million Unspent, While the State Pulls Funds from the Opioid Settlement appeared first on Grand Canyon Institute.| Grand Canyon Institute
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The Grand Canyon Institute (GCI) reviewed the analysis of online education at the University of Arizona commissioned by the University and Board of Regents and completed by Ernst and Young (E&Y). The report was only available via a public information request. University of Arizona CFO John Arnold’s presentation to the Board of Regent on Friday, June 20 focused on this report. While this paper examines the same report, the information focused on here was not part of that presentation. Whethe...| Grand Canyon Institute
Universal vouchers represent more than half the projected budget shortfall and two-thirds for FY2025| Grand Canyon Institute
