Firefighters Save Quilt Secretly Made for Mesa Fire Dept
Hazel Green stitched an 8 by 9 foot quilt using fire department patches for the Mesa Fire Department. A January fire caused water damage, but firefighter Tim Reed rescued the quilt as crews moved out. Green finished the quilt and planned a Sunday display for Red Mountain United Methodist Church before presenting it to the department.
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Tim Reed
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Mesa seeks resolution against state preemption of local mandates
Mesa City Council plans to adopt a resolution opposing state bills that pre empt or impose mandates on local governments while praising federal alignment. The measure notes Mesa has no property tax and relies on sales tax and utility revenue, urging uniformity with care for local differences. Council members say the move aims to remind legislators that cities differ in needs and revenue bases.
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Jerry Boyd
Boyd
State Capitol
Lester Pearce
Pearce
Senate
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Farrell Jensen
Lawmakers hear plan to tax-exempt farm animals in Arizona
Arizona Sen. Pat Wright proposes amending the state constitution to exempt poultry, livestock and bees from business equipment property taxes. The House Ways and Means Committee hears two measures set for today. voters would decide in November. Estimated revenue impact under $1 million yearly. Tax values vary by animal type from 15 cents per chicken to $1,500 for a registered bull.
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Pat Wright
Glendale
Ways and Means Committee
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Wright
Department of Revenue
Oklahoma Fathers Registry Bill Advances in Legislature
Oklahoma lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a bill creating a putative fathers registry to notify possible fathers before adoption. It would let a man waive rights or register to claim paternity, potentially ending adoptive rights if not timely challenged. critics warn loopholes and delays could jeopardize the child’s stable home.
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Sue Lynch
Prescott
Lynch
Schools seek tax relief amendment to protect homeowner rebate
Public school officials support a Senate bill to maintain the 35 percent Homeowner's Rebate on primary property taxes, a 1980 subsidy tapped in 1990 to be phased out over 10 years. If blocked, higher taxes would fall to homeowners and public schools, said Mesa schools administrator Chuck Essigs.
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Senate Rules Committee
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