PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT FOR THOSE RIDING DRAGON SHIPS ON THE SEAS OF CULTURE AND POLITICS
The Governor Has Surprised Everyone by Announcing That He Has No Clear Plan For Funding Transportation Blue-Ribbon Committee Suggestions.
As some of you know from prior posts, the suggestions offered by the governors "Blue-Ribbon" panel on transportation spending range from very expensive to spooky.
Now after nearly a year, the governor surprisingly indicated he has no plan for how to pay for any of these suggestions.
One wonders if this is why he continues to play cat and mouse with increasing the mineral severance tax. Prior noises indicated that this money would be slated for the result free black hole of education spending.
It could be that our trusty friend Tabor is limiting the amount of money available to cover the laundry list of new programs falling like snowflakes on the legislative floor. See the story from the Colorado Senate News here.