Seattle Prop 1 Would Double Transit Sales Tax While Fare Collection Remains Weak
Seattle voters will decide on a measure that would double the city's transit sales tax for ten years and raise about $138 million a year. The story sets this against King County Metro's estimate that roughly a third of riders do not pay their fare.
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