If GOP lawmakers stop Maricopa County voters from voting on extending a sales tax for transportation, competition for US cash could become statewide issue.
By Bob Christie Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is directly negotiating with Republican legislative leaders to try to craft a deal to ask Maricopa County voters to extend a half-cent sales tax that for nearly 40 years has paid for new freeways, bus routes and light rail transportation projects.
Maricopa County, home to nearly 2/3 of the state's residents, would suddenly be without its dedicated transportation funding stream for its share of projects. Lawmakers passed MAG’s plan last year, but it was vetoed by Republican former Gov. Doug Ducey, who complained its longer 25-year length made it a tax increase. Two previous tax plans lasted 20 years.
"And that's an insult to mayors when he says that MAG is a big bureaucracy and basically the mayors don't know what's going on and they delegate,'' Weiss said."That is absolutely not true.''Four percent would go to maintaining light rail.
Free Enterprise Club lobbyist Amy Yentes testified that Farnsworth's original Senate bill gave just 5% to transit,"and we think that’s generous'' based on ridership data. Hobbs, who would have to sign whatever emerges, declined to give details on the negotiations but said she hopes they will bear fruit.
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