In just 60-odd days, on Earth Day 2014, King County voters will decide whether to tax themselves or miss the bus. They will cast ballots on April 22 in a special election, the ballot measure including a flat-rate $60 car tab fee and a .1 cent sales tax increase. The money would go to stave off deep cuts to Metro bus service and put a dent in an enormous backlog of road repairs. The first-ever April countywide election was made necessary by failure of the Legislature — specifically, failure of the Washington State Senate — to pass a statewide transportation package that would include aid to mass transit. “This [...]
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