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Article: Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee sales tax faces fresh opposition
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- Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2009
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A new sales tax in southeastern Wisconsin will pay for the
Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Commuter Link if the idea can overcome
opposition in the state Legislature and Racine County.
State Sen. John Lehman, D-Racine, said he supports the proposed
rail project that would connect the three cities, but voters in his
district won't support a sales tax. Lehman last year convinced the
state Senate to include a car-rental fee in the Budget Repair Bill
to pay for transit in southeastern Wisconsin. The state Assembly
later rejected the fee.
Milwaukee County opposed the car-rental fee because passengers
from General Mitchell International Airport would pay the bulk of
the money, Lehman said. Now Racine ...