Photo by Madelaine Braggs, Rose Law Group Reporter
By Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times
Two years after the Arizona Legislature outlawed light rail from being built near the Capitol, plans are moving forward to extend Phoenix’s light rail system around the area while staying within the constraints of the law.
When the Legislature negotiated Proposition 479 in 2023 to ask Maricopa County voters if they wanted to renew a transportation sales tax to fund transportation projects, Republican lawmakers included language into the measure that prevents public dollars from being used to extend light rail within 150 feet of the Capitol complex.
