Kentucky's top two legislative leaders are throwing cold water on a proposal to create a local option sales tax for city and county governments.
The plan would give local voters the ability to decide whether to fund special projects through a temporary increase to the state sales tax. It would typically be used for infrastructure, supporters say, but could also be applied to long-term investments.
Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo, however, says cities already have alternatives for such projects.
"There's a lot of options that they have, that they haven't used for local option taxes if they want to utilize them. So I don't necessarily favor it," he says.
The measure is heavily supported by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, both Democrats.
