PHOENIX — Voters across the state are likely to get to decide whether Maricopa County residents get a chance to extend the half-cent sales tax for transit projects.
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she will back a proposal to put an issue on the 2024 ballot, repealing a state law that requires Maricopa County — and only Maricopa County — to get legislative approval before putting the tax renewal to voters.
The governor acknowledged she could call lawmakers back to the Capitol after she vetoes the funding plan approved late Tuesday by Republican lawmakers. The governor said what was sent to her is unacceptable, from less money for mass transit than sought by the Maricopa Association of Governments to the fact that the GOP plan would require two separate votes.
