Pima County, Arizona, is preparing a major public vote in March 2026 on whether to extend a half‑cent sales tax for another 20 years to fund more than $2.67 billion in construction and infrastructure projects.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has cast his latest “special election” as a referendum on President Donald Trump, but in reality, it is a referendum on his own failed leadership. The ballot measure, Proposition 50, seeks to enshrine gerrymandered congressional maps at a staggering cost of $250 million, even as thousands remain displaced by wildfires and the state bleeds deficits.
