Some of the highest-profile bills so far this year in the legislature have dealt with cities: Lawmakers approved a bill to ban cities from collecting a residential rental tax; Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed it.
They’re also discussing a plan to ban cities from imposing a tax on groceries, ending charter cities and changing how zoning works, in an effort to deal with the state’s affordable housing crisis.
This kind of thing is not new — the state and its cities have disputes every year over which level of government should be allowed to do what, and under what circumstances. But how are this year’s fights playing out?
To find out, The Show spoke with Tom Belshe, executive director of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, who says several bills this year are challenging local control and revenue. He talked about which ones are high on his radar so far.
