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2008 Elections: News and Information
CFTE provides a clearinghouse of news reports on past and future
measures and other important transportation stories in the media.
CFTE also tracks the progress of ballot measures from the early
stages of local consideration to final election results. Check
back often for regular news and election updates.
News
Stories
ARIZONA |
| Flagstaff, AZ "Mountain Line back on ballot with 5 issues" Arizona Daily Sun, April 2, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "$42 billion proposed for state transit plan" The Arizona Republic, April 8, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Penny hike in sales tax eyed for transportation" Tucson Citizen, April 21, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "State lawmaker wants voters to decide on road tax" The Sun, June 2, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Signature-collection goal met for transit initiative" The Arizona Republic, June 25, 2008 |
CALIFORNIA
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| Los Angeles, CA "Sales tax hike eyed by Metro" Daily News, January 10, 2008 |
| San Diego, CA "San Diego Association of Governments OKs bonds for TransNet" North County Times, January 25, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Support dips for half-cent sales tax to improve transit" Daily News, March 20, 2008 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA "Board makes alphabet soup of sales tax" The Lompoc Record, March 21, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Bullet Train Coming to California Ballots" The Christian Science Monitor, April 9, 2008 |
| Sacramento, CA "California State Assembly Approves California High-Speed Rail Legislation" The Centre Daily Times, June 2, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Sales Tax Bill Advances" Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2008 |
| San Francisco, CA "AC transit urges tax hike to fund bus service" San Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 2008 |
| San Jose, CA "Support for gas tax hike drops with higher fuel prices" Contra Costa Times, June 16, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Villaraigosa wants sales tax hike for transit" Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2008 |
COLORADO
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| Roaring Fork Valley, CO "RFTA favors testing voters on $100m expansion" Aspen Times, May 9, 2008 |
| Aspen, CO "RFTA sends expansion plan to the ballot" The Aspen Times, June 27, 2008 |
FLORIDA
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| Tampa, FL "Two counties consider tax for mass transit" St. Petersburg Times, January 23, 2008 |
| Tallahassee, Florida "Florida
voters approve property tax cut amendment" Reuters,
January 30, 2008 |
GEORGIA
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| Atlanta, GA "Property tax cap, transportation sales tax could pass" Savannah Morning News, January 18, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "Transportation issue gets moving in state" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 11, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "Rail transit measure nears passage" The Albany Herald, March 18, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "Gwinnett to cast ballot on MARTA" Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 30, 2008 |
IDAHO
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| Boise, ID "Transit coalition still negotiating local option legislation" Idaho Business Review, February 18, 2008 |
| Boise, ID "Transit advocates at odds with Legislature over constitutional amendment" Idaho Business Review, March 17, 2008 |
| Boise, ID "Constitutional sales tax amendment passes House; moves to Senate" The Idaho Statesman, March 22, 2008 |
ILLINOIS
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| Chicago, Illinois "CTA Doomsday Averted" Chicago Sun-Times, January 18, 2008 |
INDIANA
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| Indianapolis, IN "Sales tax increment financing district proposed for Northwest Indiana" Post-Tribune, January 11, 2008 |
KANSAS
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| Lawrence, KS "Bus system's fate may rest on sales tax" Lawrence Journal-World, May 6, 2008 |
| Lawrence, KS "Larger sales tax weighed for transit" Lawrence Journal-World, June 11, 2008 |
MINNESOTA |
| Dakota County, MN "Dakota County likely to impose transit sales tax" Thisweek Newspapers, March 14, 2008 |
| Minneapolis, MN "It's decision time for a new sales tax to fund transit projects across the Twin Cities" Pioneer Press, March 25, 2008 |
MISSOURI |
| Kansas City, MO "Light Rail Moving Fast" KC Community News, March 6, 2008 |
| St. Louis, MO "St. Louis County may put two tax proposals on ballot" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 23, 2008 |
| Kansas City, MO "Leaders commit to transit plan" Kansas City Star, May 30, 2008 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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| Manchester, NH "Time to get on track, Train advocates say" The Union Leader, January 1, 2008 |
NEW MEXICO
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| Santa Fe, NM "Transit district tax plan faces challenges" The New Mexican, April 12, 2008 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
| Raleigh, NC "Tax doesn't look so bad now" The News & Observer, June 17, 2008 |
OHIO
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| Mahoning County, OH "WRTA begins task of drumming up support for its sales tax" The Vindicator, January 18, 2008 |
| Summit County, OH "Campaign for METRO Issue 8 sales tax begins" News Leader, February 13, 2008 |
| Akron, OH "Voters pass metro RTA tax" Cuyahoga Falls News Press, March 9, 2008 |
OREGON |
| Vancouver, OR "Light Rail likely on Ballot in 2009" The Oregonian, March 11, 2008 |
| Bend, OR "Bend to seek transit tax: third time the charm?" KTVZ.com, April 17, 2008 |
| Salem, OR "Tax-raising proposals face uphill climb" Statesman Journal, April 29, 2008 |
TEXAS
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| Arlington, TX "Rail plan needs help, Panel says" Star-Telegram, January 4, 2008 |
| Fort Worth, TX "Anti-tax-hike big business offers other mass-transit options" Star-Telegram, January 31, 2008 |
| Austin, TX "New light-rail plan rolls into Austin" The Austin American-Statesman, April 23, 2008 |
UTAH
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| Ogden, Utah "Commissioners still mulling UTA tax" Davis County Clipper, January 16, 2008 |
| Salt Lake City, UT "FrontRunner service starts amid festivities" Deseret News, April 27, 2008 |
WASHINGTON
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| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit weighs new ballot issue" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 24, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit shortens its light-rail ambitions" The Seattle Times, February 1, 2008 |
| Olympia, WA "C-TRAN taxing bill fails to elicit vote" The Columbian, February 21, 2008 |
| Tacoma, WA "Sound Transit board weighs expansion options" The News Tribune, March 25, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit unsure about timing, cost of next pitch to voters" The Seattle Times, April 14, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit aiming to try another vote" The Daily Herald, May 23, 2008 |
WEST VIRGINIA
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| Wheeling, WV "Bus Levies Passed" The Intelligencer, May 13, 2008 |
WISCONSIN
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Commuter Rail Plan Stalls over Funding" Journal Sentinel, January 8, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Bill's failure means transit ideas likely stalled for a year" Journal Sentinel, March 11, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Transit tax plan revived" Journal Sentinel, June 11, 2008 |
NATIONAL
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| Washington, DC "Study to kick-start Highway Bill Lobbying" The Hill, January 15, 2008 |
| National News "Healthy Alternative: Take Mass Transit" USA Today, February 1, 2008 |
| National News "President's Spending Plan Recommends $1.62 Billion for Transit Construction" Federal Transit Administration, February 5, 2008 |
| National News "Mass transit systems have a hard time paying the bills" US News & World Report, March 27, 2008 |
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