Prop A Passes By Wide Margin In St. Louis
By a wide margin, county voters approved a half-cent increase to the transit sales tax to restore lost bus and Call-A-Ride service and, eventually, expand the reach of mass transit farther into the St. Louis suburbs...
The sales tax is expected to generate about $75 million a year in St. Louis County, which will be used to restore lost service and expand MetroLink and bus rapid transit. Metro officials said passage of the measure also would trigger collection of a transit sales tax that voters in the city of St. Louis approved in 1997.
St. Louis County voters had defeated similar tax increases in 1997 and 2008.
St. Louis Tea Party activists fought against the initiative. Last week, The Beacon described the campaign as "a test of their strength and organization."
From an interview with former state senate candidate and KTRS "political analyist" Gina Loudon:
Loudon acknowledged that success in defeating the tax proposal could prove the prowess of the local Tea Party's organizational skills, as well as bolster its image and the confidence of its activists.
Jo Mannies has more reaction to the vote in The Beacon here.
