DENVER (KDVR) — Lawmakers are in the process of approving tough cuts to keep this year’s budget balanced. Some are now questioning if a constitutional amendment known as TABOR could be key to freeing up some more funding.
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights has been in the state’s constitution since voters put it there in 1992. Now, some lawmakers are asking if it’s constitutional.
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“We can be fiscally sound, we can make proper investments, we can have a strategy for pushing this state forward but currently we can’t do that because of tabor. We all deserve an answer on whether or not it’s constitutional or whether or not we are allowed to govern,” said state Representative Sean Camacho.
The freshman representative is a prime sponsor of a new joint resolution at the state capitol. If enough representatives and senators approve it, it would allow the Committee on Legal Services to file a lawsuit to explore the constitutionality of TABOR…