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Morning Newscast
Friday May 9, 2008
Voters will likely face a sales tax increase question on the November ballot. Yesterday Board members with the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority decided they wanted to include the question in all RFTA jurisdictions in order to implement the first phase of Bus Rapid Transit. Aspen Public Radio's Mitzi Rapkin reports.

Starting Friday electronic and hazardous waste will be hauled out of the City of Aspen and recycled. It's part of the City's 2-day Electronic Waste Collection event. Aspen Public Radio's Marci Krivonen reports. More local news