Sarah Torrey

In western Colorado, near the ritzy resort town of Aspen, the high cost of living makes child care even more expensive than usual.

A plan to help subsidize that cost will go before voters this November.

Maggie Tiscornia is the director of the group behind the proposal.

The sales tax increase would raise an estimated $10 million a year.

Tax proposals are a tough sell, but local officials agreed to put it on the ballot.

If it passes, it would create the first special taxing district specifically for child care in the country.

For NPR News, I'm Sarah Torrey in Carbondale.