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TECO Line Streetcar System

Florida House Trying to Prevent Voter-Approved Transportation Tax

The legal challenges to a one-cent sales tax approved by Hillsborough County voters in 2018 continue.

September 11, 2019 - Tampa Bay Times

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority

Tampa's 'All for Transportation' Sales Tax Clears Post-Election Obstacles

The "All for Transportation" sales tax in Hillsborough County, Florida, survived a revolt and legal challenge from conservative county commissioners, despite earning 57 percent of the public vote.

July 21, 2019 - Tampa Bay Times

SMART Bus

SMART Recount Called Off; Opponents Concede

The saga of the voter-approved Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation millage appears to have reached a conclusion that will allow bus service to continue in Macomb County, Michigan.

August 31, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

SMART Bus

Opponents Push for Recount of Transit Tax Vote in Suburban Michigan

The Michigan Taxpayers Alliance is seeking a recount of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) millage that passed by only 39 votes in the August 7 primary.

August 23, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

Downtown Nashville Bus

Koch Brothers Behind Local Transit Losses Nationwide

Public transit is increasingly a target of the Koch brothers' crusade against big government.

July 2, 2018 - New York Times

Miami-Dade Transit

Miami-Dade Looking for Transit Funding Ideas

Officials in Miami-Dade County are moving quickly to potentially add a half-cent surtax to the November ballot.

January 25, 2018 - Miami Today

New York Public Transit

New York Mayor: Tax the Rich to Pay for Transit

Mayor Bill de Blasio is looking for new ways to fund transit improvements and access.

August 7, 2017 - The New York Times

Indianapolis Cityscape

Nation's Newest Transit Funding Income Tax Approved in Indianapolis

It took awhile, but the city of Indianapolis has finally approved the nation's newest income tax to raise revenue for the IndyGo public transit system.

February 28, 2017 - Indystar

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