Subject: Legal challenge primed against Arizona's new, voter-approved education tax Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:31 am
PHOENIX — A Scottsdale business owner and a retired judge are challenging the legality of the just-approved tax hike on Arizona’s wealthy to provide more dollars for K-12 education.
There is no constitutional authority for voters to levy a tax and then direct how the cash must be spent, said Attorney Logan Elia. That, he told Capitol Media Services, is strictly the purview of the legislature and the elected representatives.