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Of the $20.8 billion in taxes collected by Arizona in 2021, $1.3 billion came from property taxes, a 15.6 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Of the $20.8 billion in taxes collected by Arizona in 2021, less than 0.1 percent, or $258,000, came from amusements sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Of the $20.8 billion in taxes collected by Arizona in 2021, $618.1 million came from license taxes, a 5.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Arizona collected $20.8 billion in taxes in 2021, a 17 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The Arizona Department of Health Services recently awarded 26 social equity marijuana licenses by lottery.

A subsidiary of a company with headquarters in Dalgety Bay, Scotland, UK, signed a long-term lease for the Sahuarita Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center (SAMTEC), a multi-million-dollar center built on vacant land in Sahuarita, Arizona.

Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ) spoke highly of Arizona's growing manufacturing industry and increased foreign trade during the annual International State of the State Address last week.

Earlier this month, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal announcing that he will open an investigation into ESG policies and groups like Climate Action 100+ for attempting to manipulate markets in favor of green energy and climate agendas.

High inflationary prices at the gas pump continue to rise with the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, leading some to criticize President Biden's domestic energy policies.

Ace Hardware, which has 134 stores in Arizona, reported record earnings of $8.6 billion today, an increase of some 40 percent from 2019.

Arizona collected $535 million in property taxes during the third quarter of 2021, a 335 percent increase over the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Yuma metropolitan statistical area was 56,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Tucson metropolitan statistical area was 379,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Arizona collected $5.9 billion in total tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, licenses, income taxes and miscellaneous taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Arizona collected $4.3 billion in total tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, licenses, income taxes and miscellaneous taxes during the first quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metropolitan statistical area was 35,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Prescott metropolitan statistical area was 66,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman metropolitan statistical area was 52,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan statistical area was 2,174,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in March in the Yuma metropolitan statistical area was 56,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.