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Arizona Supreme Court revives education tax initiative

The Invest in Education Act would tax the wealthy to boost education funding.
by Associated Press

Red for Ed Monday #RedForEd protesters at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, April 30, 2018.
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PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has restored a citizen’s initiative that would raise taxes on the wealthy to help boost education funding to the ballot.

Wednesday's unanimous ruling is a major victory for proponents of the initiative who turned in signatures from more than 400,000 voters to qualify it for the ballot. The Secretary of State’s office has not yet completed its review of those signatures to determine if it will go before voters on Nov. 3.

The high court overturned a July 31 ruling by a trial court judge who said the 100-word summary on petitions voters signed inaccurately described the measure and petition circulators were illegally paid.

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