Judge affirms decision to invalidate proposed Hillsborough transportation tax referendum on ballot

A Hillsborough County judge has affirmed her decision to invalidate the proposed transportation tax referendum on November's ballot.

It further throws the county's plans into question as it waits for another court ruling, just weeks from the final vote. "The stay will be lifted. That means the order I entered a few weeks ago goes back into effect," said Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe.

The proposal to beef sales taxes from 7.5 cents per dollar to 8.5 was made in order to fund 30 years of road fixes, expansions, public transit options, walking paths and bridgework. It's already been through the maze.