By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
The complex formula that provides Arizona cities with a portion of the state’s tax revenues is nominally protected by a provision in the state Constitution requiring a two-thirds vote for the Legislature to tamper with it.
But Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican leadership have a way to punish recalcitrant cities by taking away some of their shared revenue without triggering a supermajority requirement that is likely unobtainable.