AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The taxpayer bill of rights campaign is pushing a study that says Maine has a poor national ranking for economic outlook due largely to its tax policies.
Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council, an author of the study, told a news conference in Augusta that Maine ranks No. 47 for its economic outlook. Williams compared that ranking to No. 2 for Colorado, which has passed a taxpayer bill of rights. Rhode Island, Vermont and New York ranked 48th to 50th in that order.
Maine voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to adopt so-called TABOR II, which would limit increases in state and municipal government spending and taxes.
Opponents from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities say TABOR hasn't brought an "economic miracle" to Colorado. Opponents say the law there's resulted in cuts that have undermined state and local services and lower personal incomes.
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