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Candidates urge protecting core services if local option sales tax fails
Summary
Candidates at an Iowa City forum said they support the local option sales tax (LOST) but would protect essential services and prioritize housing and human-rights spending if the measure fails; many said road projects and capital projects could be delayed.
Forum participants asked candidates how they would respond if the local option sales tax (LOST) ballot measure fails. The answers converged on a general principle: essential services and human-rights–related programs should be protected; capital and discretionary projects would be the likeliest targets for delay or reduction.
Bruce Teague…
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