Arizona PBS
June 3, 2021
State lawmakers recessed last week after they were unable to reach agreement on a budget for next year, and are scheduled to meet again June 10 – less than three weeks before the start of fiscal 2022. The timing worries local leaders, along with a proposed flat-rate income tax that could hit local government budgets hard. (File photo by Ellen O’Brien/Cronkite News)
WASHINGTON – With less than four weeks remaining in this fiscal year, local governments in Arizona are anxiously watching state budget negotiations that they fear could end up delivering a “huge hit” to city and town finances.