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Sales tax hike was squashed by enthusiastic opposition among GOP

Evan Wyloge//January 22, 2013//[read_meter]

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Sales tax hike was squashed by enthusiastic opposition among GOP

Sales tax hike was squashed by enthusiastic opposition among GOP

Evan Wyloge//January 22, 2013//[read_meter]

Proposition 204 promised to put increased funding into schools across the state by permanently extending a temporary 1-cent sales tax that dedicated the revenue to education. But strong support for...

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