Colorado Voters Reject $2.9 Billion Tax Increase for Schools
By Jennifer Oldham -
2011-11-02T02:43:36Z
Colorado voters turned down a citizen initiative to raise taxes by $2.9 billion for an education system that ranks 39th in the U.S. in spending per student.
Proposition 103, the only statewide tax vote on the ballot, failed 64-36 percent with 72 percent of the projected vote counted, the Associated Press said.
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