Resource Page on Fight Against Tax Gimmicks
NEWS AND FEATURE STORIES
Howie Rich of New York City is key player behind TABOR efforts [9/22/06]
Senate kills TABOR [5/4/06]
Assembly vote on the TPA: the good, the bad and the ugly (WEAC news release) [4/28/06]
Assembly to vote on TPA April 27 [4/21/06]
TABOR would worsen schools' plight, Bell testifies [4/5/06]
250 local officials sign anti-TABOR letter [3/23/06]
Latest TABOR plan would cause even more severe financial damage to schools, according to non-partisan legislative report [3/17/06]
TABOR opponents vastly outnumber supporters at legislative hearing [3/2/06]
Lobbyists temper TABOR emotion with facts [3/2/06]
TABOR would 'boil the life out of our schools,' Ashwaubenon teacher says [2/16/06]
New TABOR plan would hamstring state's economy, analysis says [2/15/06]
TABOR could take schools 'to the point of no return' [2/9/06]
La Crosse forum focuses on 'Taxpayer Bill of Wrongs' [12/9/05]
Six anti-TABOR forums scheduled [12/1/05]
Colorado voters suspend key provision of TABOR [11/2/05]
Participants learn about TABOR's drawbacks at WCCF event [7/26/05]
Lasee reintroduces TABOR [4/15/05]
Proper symbolism for introducing TABOR [3/30/05]
'It's time to get to work' on the state budget, Doyle says [2/24/05]
Governor's budget gets positive reviews [2/14/05]
Assembly approves tax gimmick [2/3/05]
'Dead in Wisconsin' by Rich Eggleston [1/21/05]
Is Colorado's TABOR creating jobs? A report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (external link)
Public services and TABOR in Colorado - A report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (external link)
The flawed 'population plus inflation' formula: Why TABOR's growth formula doesn't work - A report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (external link)
Attention focuses on 2004-05 legislative session [11/8/04] (Members Only)
Drive to pass TABOR halts for 2004 [7/28/04]
Waukesha County Executive Dan Finley sees TABOR-like controls passing in Wisconsin [9/22/04] (external link to jsonline.com)
WEAC members Cyberlobby against tax scheme [7/29/04]
TABOR fate uncertain, Johnson urges members to contact legislators [7/28/04]
Panzer resuscitates TABOR, calls for extraordinary session [7/26/04]
Oshkosh and Fond du Lac rallies oppose TABOR and tax freeze [6/22/04]
TABOR and tax freeze idea are dead for this session [6/10/04]
| Georgia Republicans
drop spending cap plan In November, 2005, Georgia House Republicans pulled two major proposals off their 2006 legislative agenda: one that would cap state spending and another that would trade property-tax funding of education for a higher sales tax. In an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) says: "... to constitutionally limit the responsibility of lawmakers to set our state's budgetary parameters is ill-advised [and] might have devastating consequences during difficult economic times and statewide emergencies when budgetary flexibility is necessary to meet the needs of Georgians." |
Coalition blasts TABOR at three news conferences [6/4/04]
Wisconsin Counties Association to sponsor TABOR forum [5/28/04]
Wisconsin Catholic Conference expresses 'serious reservations' about Tabor's implications [5/27/04]
Big Business Pushes Hard For Gop Spending Limit Plan [5/22/04] (external link to The Capital Times Web site)
Unravel Myths Underlying State Politics, Policy [5/16/04] (external link to Wisconsin State Journal Web site)
TABOR dealt blow; TABOR supporters focus on property tax freeze scheme [5/11/04]
150 rally in Beaver Dam to oppose tax gimmicks (with photo gallery) [5/10/04]
NUE delegates write anti-TABOR postcards [5/6/04]
Anti-TABOR coalition growing [4/22/04]
Beaver Dam educators, others write postcards to legislators [4/19/04]
Tax Bill's Paternity Trail Leads Out Of State [4/18/04] (external link to Wisconsin State Journal Web site)
300 rally against property tax freeze [4/16/04]
TAXPAYER PROTECTION AMENDMENT
Taxpayer Protection Amendment: The Impact on Public Education in Wisconsin (a PowerPoint presentation by UW-Madison Professor Andrew Reschovsky)
RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
Talking Points: Property tax freeze and TABOR background
Resource page on the 2005-07 state budget
Researcher exposes dangers of TABOR
UW Professor Reschovsky releases new information in impact of TABOR on schools (links to 1.6MB Power Point file)
Background on Colorado's fiscal outlook (links to PDF file)
Information about Colorado budget cuts due to TABOR (links to PDF file)
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families report examines TABOR's potential impact on education
Governor Doyle's e-mail message on TABOR
Employment Trends in the Public Sector, by Steven Deller and Craig Maher of the University of Wisconsin (links to 172 KB PDF file)
Research Bullet: Individual Levels of Taxation in Wisconsin
Research Bullet: Tax Shifting and Business Taxes in Wisconsin
Research Bullet: Schooling as a declining share of property taxes
Research Bullet: School funding in perspective
The Effects of Revenue Controls on the Programs and Services Offered by Wisconsin's Public Schools, 2003-04
The Effects of Revenue Controls on the Programs and Services Offered by Wisconsin's Public Schools, 2002-03
LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES
Wisconsin Council on Chilren and Families (WCCF) TABOR resource page
OnWEAC Resource Page on School Funding Wisconsin Alliance of Cities TABOR information
Colorado Bell Policy Center (Analysis of TABOR impact in that state)
UW-Madison La Follette Institute Professor of Economics Andrew Reschovsky analysis
AFSCME radio ad, "Wrong Answer," calling for real reform of Wisconsin's flawed tax system, not inflexible limits added to the Constitution (links directly to mp3 audio file)
The WheelerReport.com's TABOR resource page
Department of Revenue analysis of district-by-district impact of property tax freeze proposal (SB 477)
American Legislative Issue Campaign Exchange (ALICE)'s resource page on national TABOR issues