Greater Phoenix Leadership’s (GPL) board of directors voted to support legislation offered by Senator Kate Brophy McGee (R-Phoenix), Senator Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) and Representative Michelle Udall (R-Mesa) which would refer to the November 2020 general election ballot a measure which would increase the state sales tax rate from .06 cents to a full penny, dedicated to the P-20 education system in Arizona.
The motion passed by the board of directors reads as follows:
“To support the referral legislation as a next step solution toward fully funding education needs in Arizona, knowing this is just one component of a more comprehensive plan to be determined.”
GPL’s External Relations Committee had recommended passage of the motion.
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