LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says his top priority for next year’s re-election campaign is winning voter approval for a proposed constitutional amendment that would make the state’s 0.5% sales tax for highways and roads permanent.
Hutchinson said Tuesday the proposal is vital to the state’s future. State
officials project the measure would raise about $205 million a year for highways and about $43 million a year apiece for cities and counties.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports voters approved the tax in 2012, but
it is set to expire after 10 years.
Hutchinson says an October poll found 62% of 800 likely voters
said they’re going to vote for Issue 1 or are likely to vote in favor of it.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI