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The people speak.(News & Numbers)(voters decide on taxes and eminant domain)(Brief article)

Government Finance Review

| December 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In early November, Americans across the country not only voted for representation but registered their opinions on other governmental actions. Major tax cuts, along with tax and spending limits on the ballot in six states all failed. Voters in Maine, Nebraska, and Oregon rejected tax and spending limits and voters in Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington decided against significant tax reductions. Tobacco tax increases were approved in Arizona and South Dakota, but rejected in California and Missouri.

Eminent domain was another issue before the voters in this election. Eleven states gave voters their first chance to override last year's Supreme Court Kelo v. New London ruling that permits state and local governments to seize ...

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