Colorado Voters reject big tax hike, school finance measure Amendment 66

Kevin Simpson:

Voters emphatically rejected a $950 million tax increase and the school funding revamp that came with it, handing Amendment 66 a resounding defeat Tuesday night.

The measure fell behind by a large margin as the early returns were counted, with nearly two-thirds of voters giving it a thumbs-down, and the outcome was clear just a little more than an hour after the polls closed.

"Colorado families spoke loud and clear," said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, which opposed Amendment 66. "We need substantive outcome-driven reforms to the educational system before we ask families and small businesses to foot a major tax bill."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 7, 2013 2:14 AM
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