Proposed Half-Cent LA County Sales Tax for Healthcare Suddenly Passing
The measure would raise about $1 billion a year for county health services and has 148,100 ballots left to count, officials said.
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Proposed Half-Cent LA County Sales Tax for Healthcare Suddenly Passing
A proposed half-cent Los Angeles County sales tax to fund healthcare services gained new life Monday, when an updated vote tally showed the measure being backed by a small majority of voters. Earlier vote tallies from the June 2 election showed Measure ER falling short of approval, but with Monday’s update of the ballot count, the measure for the first time was shown to have support from more than half of voters. As of Monday, 946,757 voters, or…
LA County's Measure ER now leading by 13K votes
The “yes” vote for Measure ER, a proposal to increase Los Angeles County’s sales tax by a half-cent, was ahead of the “no” vote after coming from behind, the latest vote count by LA County Registrar’s Office showed Monday. As of Monday, 946,757 voters, or 50.35%, supported the proposed sales tax, while 933,753 voters, or 49.65%, were opposed. With the 13,000 vote difference, the final result may not be available at least until Tuesday afternoon.…
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