Colorado Democrats’ budget crisis is their own making
By Ty Winter
When New Mexico Democrats called a special session last week, they insisted they had to “minimize the damage” from President Donald Trump’s “H.R.1.” California and Oregon leaders are saying the same. Colorado Democrats did the same just last month, rushing into a special session of their own and blaming Washington for what they themselves have mismanaged. Their claim? The Republican tax cuts and spending reforms are creating chaos in state budgets. However, though we were brought back to the legislature to try and make life more affordable, the Majority simply added more taxes onto hardworking Coloradans.
But here’s the truth they are not telling you: blue New Mexico’s financial forecast is just fine. In fact, it is thriving. And the reason has everything to do with energy.
