By Griselda Zetino | KTAR
A proposed ballot measure that would tax the wealthy to fund public schools has strong support from Arizona voters, a new poll found.
The poll by FM3 Research, a California-based research firm, shows 65 percent of the Arizona voters surveyed support the Invest in Education Act.
“What we see through that polling data is that the state of Arizona supports funding education in Arizona, and they support this measure,” said Invest in Education Campaign Chair Josh Buckley, who’s also a high school government teacher in Mesa.
The measure would raise the income tax rate by 3.46 percent on individual incomes above $250,000 or household incomes higher than $500,000. The rate would increase by 4.46 percent for individual incomes above $500,000 and household incomes above $1 million.
