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Contra Costa voters to decide Measure B temporary tax for health, essential services
In the upcoming June 2 election, Contra Costa County voters will vote on a proposed sales tax that would raise $150 million annually to backfill federal funding cuts to health care and other essential services. If passed, Measure B will institute a 0.625% cent sales tax in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county for […] The post Contra Costa voters to decide Measure B temporary tax for health, essential services appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Contra Costa voters to decide Measure B temporary tax for health, essential services, In the upcoming June 2 election, Contra Costa County voters will vote on a proposed sales tax that would raise $150 million annually to backfill federal funding cuts to health care and other essential services. If passed, Measure B will institute a 0.625% cent sales tax in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county for […] The post Contra Costa voters to decide Measure B temporary tax for health, essential services appeared first on Local News Matters .
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