Rev & Tax kills public transit tax

The House Revenue & Taxation Committee, after hearings that stretched for two days, has voted 11-7 against legislation to allow a local option sales tax to fund public transit, reports S-R reporter Parker Howell. The bill was heavily backed by Treasure Valley interests, because the valley’s freeways are choked with traffic at rush hour. Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, led the opposition to the bill, which is now dead for the session.