Anti-Tax Group Challenges Ticket Tax Supporting NHL Arena (1)

A coalition of anti-tax advocates is dropping the gloves for a fight to end Columbus, Ohio’s ticket tax for renovations at the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets arena.

The group is kicking off a signature drive on Jan. 18 to put a city charter amendment before voters in November that would ban the 5 percent tax or any event tax going forward. On Jan. 17, they also sent a demand letterto Columbus threatening a lawsuit and claiming the tax allegedly violates provisions of the Ohio and U.S. constitutions.

“We had to close public schools three days last year because there’s ...