Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona • Page 18

Tucson, Thursday, March 30, 1989 hr Arizona Uailn Star Page Four Section Disagreements break out over purpose of panel studying state financial system lions 11 1 4-16. pilars johnny cks QOO The committee, which has been meeting since October, received its first list of possible remedies last night. One is the simplification of the state's personal income tax system, which was described as "needlessly complex." Therese McGuire, director of the committee, said her husband recently filled out personal Income tax forms for Arizona, New Jersey and Illinois, and referred to the New Jersey and Illinois forms as "pieces of cake," and said Arizona's form was more "like liver and onions." Other options include using a flat tax rate and eliminating itemized deductions, a proposal legislators previously have been unsuccessful in passing, and eliminating the deduction for federal income taxes or piggybacking on federal tax liabil-ity. Consideration of a franchise tax, which has been opposed by the banking industry, also should be considered. Mawhinney, R-Tucson, who said the Legislature expected the committee "to build a machine, a revenue-generating machine" that lawmakers can start and stop as state needs dictate.

"If that's true, you aren't going to sell this," Bliss said, referring to legislators' earlier remarks that they needed public and business support to pass meaningful reform. "This will not be sold in the business community, any place in the state unless I get a look at expenditures, get some idea there's some control. There isn't any." Mawhinney then said: "What I'm saying is, I don't think you're going to be able to affect expenditures near to the degree you're going to be able to affect revenues." "Give me a chance," Bliss countered. Committee Chairman Sharon Megdal, working to reassure committee members that expenditures would be reviewed, said "I'm going to request patience of the business members." By Susan R. Carson The Arizona Daily Star PHOENIX Business representatives and legislators skirmished over the purpose of a committee studying the state's tax and budget structures last night in light of comments it was only to recommend a way to build a "revenue-generating machine." "If we don't get into expenditures, then I'm not sure I should be here," Don Bliss, vice president for US West, said during a meeting of Fiscal 2000.

The committee hopes to come up with recommendations this September to solve the state's perennial budget and revenue woes. The Legislature plans to hold a special session probably In October, to implement recommendations. Bliss and Richard Snell, of Ra-mada told the committee that "significant elements" of the business community are not convinced the state has a deficit problem. Their comments were spurred in part by Senate Majority Leader John Sugg a ainfrnX tew11 Push for semiautomatic-arms ban dropped Hurry The Arizona Daily Star PHOENIX House Majority Leader Jim Meredith, R-Phoenix, gave up plans last night to push for a ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons in Arizona, effectively killing the legislation this year. Told in a private meeting by GOP collegues that his gun ban did not have their support, Meredith agreed to turn the matter over to a special House committee established to study gang violence and drug abuse.

However, the committee, made up of six House members, was chiefly set up to hear testimony and attract press attention, and is under no obligation to recommend legislation. "They're really not scheduled to come back (with proposed legislation) at all," Meredith said. After a six-hour party meeting, during which many issues were debated, including the ban on assault weap ons, Meredith chuckled to reporters and said he was not disappointed his weapons ban was rejected. "This whole process is educational," Meredith said. "That's what it's all about." Meredith produced hundreds of yellow-enveloped Western Union telegrams from gun advocates urging the Legislature to take no "anti-gun" action.

The telegrams, all sent yesterday, each bore the same one-line message and appeared to be part of a coordinated effort to persuade Meredith to abandon his bill. Meredith hoped to offer the legislation today as a strike-everything amendment to another bill. He would not divulge the contents of his proposed bill. Last week, a similar measure offered by House Democrats was defeated, but many Democrats scorned Meredith's plan, saying he was hoping to turn their idea into a Republican cause. SAGUARO VISTA SHOPPING CENTER.

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paid state holiday was taken out of the drawer yesterday when Senate President Bob Usdane assigned it to a committee, where its future is doubtful. Usdane, R-Scottsdale, assigned the House-approved bill to the Senate Government Committee chaired by Sen. Wayne Stump, a Phoenix Republican who did not hold a hearing on the Senate version of the measure. Stump did not promise to hear the legislation, which he opposes and believes would not pass his committee. "It depends on how things stack up around here," Stump said yesterday.

"If it becomes a high priority, I will hear it," he said, referring to the possibility that Democrats may use it as a bargaining chip with the GOP-controlled Senate later in the session. Full Senate vote expected Usdane said he decided to put the bill through the normal process because he is sure it will go before the full Senate before the session ends. Meanwhile, Sen. Carolyn Walker, a Phoenix Democrat and a prime sponsor of the bill, said she is tired of the games that are being played with the legislation, which she referred to as a simple bill that had a right to come to a full vote of the Senate. The bill would establish the Martin Luther King Jr.Civil Rights Day on the third Monday in January and combine the days honoring Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on the third Monday of February.

Filibuster threatened Walker, although threatening a possible filibuster to bring a full Senate vote on the matter, said, "I am confident it is going to find its way to the floor before the session ends." For the past two years, the Senate has defeated attempts to pass a King holiday, and Capitol observers believe there are even fewer supporters this year among the 17-member GOP caucus. Some believe there currently is only one GOP vote possibly that of Sen. Jacque Steiner, a Phoenix Republican who voted for the bill last year to go along with the 13 Democratic votes. If that prevails, the measure would be two votes shy of the 16 needed for passage. S)m ARRID Solid Anti-Perspirant fe.

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