Taxing decision results in win for transportation

Approved by voters last fall, Hillsborough County's 1-cent sales tax levy withstands a legal challenge.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. June 28, 2019
Mark Wemple. Tyler Hudson, left, and Christina Barker helped lead All for Transportation's successful push for a 1 cent sales tax increase in Hillsborough County.
Mark Wemple. Tyler Hudson, left, and Christina Barker helped lead All for Transportation's successful push for a 1 cent sales tax increase in Hillsborough County.
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A Hillsborough County judge recently upheld a voter-approved 1-cent sales tax for transportation and transit improvements, where County Commissioner Stacy White had challenged the legality of the money distribution process. 

 

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