Thursday, April 21, 2005

TABOR Compromise The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff is supporting the budget compromise (HB1194) that will be on the November Ballot [April 21, 2005, "Voters should back budget compromise"]. From the editorial, "Months - no, make that years - of haggling over possible fixes for the state's budget troubles have finally resulted in a compromise that both the Republican governor and the Democratic leaders of the legislature are willing to back. On Tuesday, the House and Senate passed House Bill 1194, the referred measure to fix the fiscal mess. Voters should sigh with relief and, come November, vote to approve the measure. It's not perfect - compromises seldom are - but it's reasonably straightforward so voters can understand the choice they're making. That's important because fiscal policy issues are complicated, and when voters read something that makes their eyes glaze over, they're inclined to vote 'no' on principle." Category: Denver November 2005 Election 5:33:19 AM    comment []

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