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The proposed state budget presented today by Governor Bill Owens represents an opportunity to take critical steps toward solving Colorado's ongoing fiscal crisis. While we urge the Governor and the legislative leadership to pursue a permanent solution through Constitutional reform, we applaud Governor Bill Owens for recognizing the unrealistic and detrimental restrictions placed on the budget by The Taxpayers' Bill of Rights (TABOR).

The Bell Policy Center and ProgressNow will co-host Colorado???s first live podcast and interactive virtual brown bag lunch with state legislators, followed by a tollfree conference call for Colorado reporters and editors.

State legislators did a good job of budgeting Referendum C tax dollars and passed bills that expand opportunity for some Colorado residents, but missed some chances to make a more profound impact.

KKCO NBC Channel 11 report on a public discussion held by Mesa State and the Bell Policy Center to give voters more information on Referendums C and D.