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LTE: Legislators are not listening

Colorado voters expressed their opinion loud and clear
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The egregious antics of our governor and state legislators have caught the attention of the Wall Street Journal  (Colorado’s Zombie Tax Increase-Democrats are reviving policies that voters recently shot down in a referendum; November 27). 

Colorado voters expressed their opinion loud and clear on a tax referendum [Proposition HH] this month, but it looks like Gov. Jared Polis wasn’t listening. The state House is moving forward with legislation that does exactly what voters rejected: divert money from taxpayer refunds toward Democrats’ favorite causes."

 
Kenneth R. Oppenheimer