🌵 Tucson’s Future at Crossroads: Free Transit, Rising Taxes, and Snoop Dogg’s Impact | 2025 Preview

Based on the Wake Up Tucson show from 12/30/24–1/2/25 on KVOI-1030AM.

• “Crime on the bus? That is ludicrous.” — Mayor Regina Romero, defending fare-free transit program
• “We’re going to be at 9.2% (sales tax). There’s only one community or a couple of communities higher than that. That’s Mammoth and Superior and Florence.” — Grant Kruger on Prop 414
• “We need to keep Tucson economically competitive and stop trying to ring extra blood out of a rock in a community that’s already impoverished.” — Josh Jacobson on proposed tax increases

🌇 Tucson’s leaders spent the last week of 2024 discussing big changes coming to our city. 🚍 Some want to keep free bus rides for everyone, while others think people should pay. 💰 They argued about 🏙️ new buildings, 🌳 parks, and 🏟️ sports venues being built, and whether they will help everyone or just some people. They also talked about raising the minimum wage 💵 (how much money workers get paid) and whether to add new taxes 🧾 to help pay for 🚓 police and 🚒 firefighters. The most interesting part was that 🎤 Snoop Dogg helped sponsor Tucson’s football bowl game 🏈, which brought lots of visitors to town! 🎉