How refreshing: “Missouri Legislature opens with no-tax-hike pledges”
A fresh start with the right priorities.
During lunch today I picked up a paper from the counter at my new favorite sandwich shop and saw this headline:
Missouri Legislature opens with no-tax-hike pledges
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri’s top Republican lawmakers pledged Wednesday to use their final legislative session to pass an austere state budget and provide innovative alternatives for schoolchildren in failing urban districts. …
The House also will push a spending lid, which would cap the amount of money appropriated for state programs by tying the total amount spent to inflation and population growth. If tax collections brought in more money, some of the excess could be stockpiled in reserve funds.
Compare that to this recent Illinois headline from the Sun-Times:
Illinois lawmakers who want to get in the game for real and lasting budget reform can 1) signal their commitment to repealing the tax hike; and 2) learn more about ways to keep government from growing faster than we can pay for it.