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The number of vacant homes in Arizona's Mohave County was more than 1,900 in the third quarter of 2018, a 96-unit increase over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Nine Arizona medical centers were listed among the top facilities in the nation in a study of patient care by Healthgrades.com, a company that aims to help hospitals maintain customer loyalty and provide objective health information to patients.

Arizona finished 47th in a study by the Tax Foundation examining which states have the most business-friendly sales tax structures.

Arizona finished 16th in a study by the website 24/7 Wall St. examining average credit card debt among residents of the 50 states.

Arizona finished fifth in a new study by the Tax Foundation ranking of which states have the most business-friendly property tax structures.

Compared to other states, the U.S. House delegation from Arizona ranked 15th lowest in spending based on how they voted on key fiscal measures, according to a new analysis by the Coalition to Reduce Spending.

Arizona finished 13th in a new study by the Tax Foundation ranking which states have the most business-friendly unemployment insurance tax structures.

Arizona was rated 21st best for the performance of its K-12 public education system in a study by the Cato Institute that challenges other influential rankings of student achievement.

California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., ranked among the U.S. jurisdictions with the most progressive individual income tax systems, according to a recent Tax Foundation analysis.

Arizona ranked No. 10 among the District of Columbia and the 50 states in a recent analysis by WalletHub.com on how they were affected by the 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government.

Tucson, Ariz. ranks 22nd worst among the 75 largest cities in the United States for the handling of its finances, according to a Truth in Accounting (TIA) analysis of municipal data released this month.

Arizona finished at No. 27 among the 50 states in the Washington-based Tax Foundation’s analysis of how states’ tax systems affect their ability to attract and retain businesses.

The number of vacant homes in the Tucson area was more than 7,100 in the third quarter of 2018, a 340-unit decrease over what it was a year ago, according to new real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Arizona ranked No. 19 among 49 states and U.S. territories that saw reductions in food stamps participation, according to the latest numbers compiled by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Arizona is not compliant with a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlining how states can go about requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes on products sold within their borders, according to an analysis by the Washington-based Tax Foundation.

University of Arizona sports programs brought in $189,649 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the most sports revenue of any school in Arizona that year, according to an Arizona Business Daily analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Among the 45 states that levy sales taxes, Arizona ranked No. 22 for its per-capita sales tax collections, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers.

Among the District of Columbia and the 44 states that levy corporate income taxes, Arizona ranked No. 42 for the top tax rate on business revenues, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers.

Arizona ranked 6th lowest for its top individual income tax rate, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers that tracked the District of Columbia and the 43 states that levy such taxes.