The Brief

PHOENIX - The big question on the ballot on Nov. 4 in Maricopa County is centered around a $900 million question, and Valleywise Health is asking taxpayers for the money to expand their hospital.

Big picture view:

A 50-year-old hospital is being torn to the ground. Valleywise hopes that in that pile of debris, they can build a brand-new facility for behavioral health care, and that costs a lot of money.

While there's an election Tuesday, there aren't any big open seats, so it hasn't gotten a lot of attention.

"We're doing it in an off year, and there's really nothing going on except the one county-wide proposition. So all that means, I think, turnout will be below normal," said political analyst Stan Barnes.

What we know:

Barnes is referring to the Valleywise proposition

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