is it

… a model for other states to copy?
… “an opportunity to make government more efficient and affordable?”
… “not a model of fiscal health?”

Maybe you picked one … maybe you said “all of the above.”

Whatever your answer, whatever your opinions, it is clear that Colorado is at a crossroads. In November 2005, Coloradans will be asked to vote on the Colorado Economic Recovery Act, Referenda C and D. Please see the links above for more information about Referenda C and D and additional background information.

Voters passed constitutional amendments in 1982 and 1992 limiting the amount of tax revenue collected by state and local governments … then they passed more amendments in 2000 increasing state funding of education and providing property tax relief to seniors.

The drastic revenue shortfalls and corresponding budget cuts of the past few years have illustrated the uneasy relationship between the desire for low taxes and simultaneous expectations of convenient, high-quality government services. The constitutional amendments we passed magnify this problem, and many Coloradans are discussing whether fiscal policy in our state needs to be reformed.

This website doesn’t take a position. Instead, we provide YOU with the information you need to make your own decision. Here you can learn the nuts and bolts of the Colorado budget and the different policies that affect it. Read commentary from others. Find out what proposals for change are being offered.

Colorado is at an important crossroads. Have a voice in the debate about the kind of state you want to live in.