Post by Logan on Feb 28, 2017 12:41:43 GMT -6
TABOR reform passes House Finance Committee, still has long way to go
An effort to reform the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, or TABOR, passed its first test on Monday with Republican support, though the legislation faces an uphill battle.
Some TABOR observers call it progress that two Republicans are sponsoring the effort to change how the state calculates its spending cap.
The bill received bipartisan support from the House Finance Committee. It heads to appropriations for consideration.
Despite the bipartisan support, Rep. Dan Thurlow of Grand Junction and Sen. Larry Crowder of Alamosa, sponsors of House Bill 1187, are still a bit of mavericks on the subject, though an evolution appears to be underway.
Read more: gazette.com/tabor-reform-passes-house-finance-committee-still-has-long-way-to-go/article/1597797
An effort to reform the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, or TABOR, passed its first test on Monday with Republican support, though the legislation faces an uphill battle.
Some TABOR observers call it progress that two Republicans are sponsoring the effort to change how the state calculates its spending cap.
The bill received bipartisan support from the House Finance Committee. It heads to appropriations for consideration.
Despite the bipartisan support, Rep. Dan Thurlow of Grand Junction and Sen. Larry Crowder of Alamosa, sponsors of House Bill 1187, are still a bit of mavericks on the subject, though an evolution appears to be underway.
Read more: gazette.com/tabor-reform-passes-house-finance-committee-still-has-long-way-to-go/article/1597797