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The debate over renewing Spokane Transit Authority’s (STA) temporary 0.2% sales tax through 2048 in the August 4th primary election is not a question of whether public transit is important. It is a question of whether this additional tax revenue is necessary to maintain current service levels and whether STA responsibly manages the public dollars it already receives. STA asserts on its website “most money would go toward maintaining current service”1 if the ballot measure is