Permanent sales tax for CoCo passenger rail service approved

Voters in select Front Range municipalities have approved Ballot Issue 7A, authorizing a permanent 0.333% sales and use tax and up to $580 million in debt for the Front Range Passenger Rail District.

District officials and the Colorado Connector campaign touted the result as authorization to expand passenger rail service along the Interstate 25 corridor.

According to the district, the measure is projected to raise about $295 million in its first full year…

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