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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 1H 26M

RTA Next Special | Should voters approve Prop 418 and 419?

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Our panel of journalists and a studio audience engage in a conversation with leaders from the Regional Transportation Authority about RTA Next, a 20-year extension of the RTA One plan that voters approved in 2006. RTA Next, Propositions 418 and 419 on the upcoming ballot, asks to extend the current half-cent sales tax in Pima County, and puts a new transportation plan before voters. GUESTS: Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star, Caitlin Schmidt, Tucson Spotlight, Nick Rommel, AZPM News, Mike Ortega, RTA Executive Director, Ted Maxwell, RTA Board Member and chair of the Arizona State Transportation Board

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