Phoenix Voters 'Say Yes to the Future,' Rejecting Koch-Backed Effort to Ban Light Rail Expansion in Least Sustainable US City

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By GuestAug 28, 2019, 2:02 pm289 pts
Read time: 3 mins By Julia Conley, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. The city of Phoenix dealt a decisive blow to a Koch Brothers-backed measure on Tuesday when voters rejected a proposition that would have banned any expansion of the city's light rail system.…

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