• Presentation by Bill Becker, Maine Heritage Policy Center. (presented to Task Force 07/26/06)
• Additional information presented by Bill Becker, Maine Heritage Policy Center, to Task Force 07/26/06. Includes Rocky Mountain News article saying Colorado is not last in school spending; Bangor Daily News article 'TABOR tames runaway spending'; personal income data by state; and, state and local tax collections as percent of personal income.
• Presentation by Larry Benoit, Citizen's United to Protect Public Safety and Schools. (Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Maine Municipal Association spreadsheet illustrating the impact TABOR would have on Maine communities. As proposed in the TABOR initiative, growth in municipal spending would be limited to either the percent change, from year toyear, in assessed value or the percent change in the community's population plus inflation, whichever is less.(Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Maine Municipal Association fact sheet showing the projected impacts on schools if TABOR is enacted. (Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Maine Municipal Association spreadsheet illustrating the impact TABOR would have on Maine school administrative units (SAUs) for the current fiscal year. This information updates school impact information previously provided for the 2005 fiscal year. (Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Maine Municipal Association spreadsheet showing what the impact of TABOR would be on the State Highway fund.(Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Letter from Colorado business leaders discussing TABOR in Colorado, and impacts it has had on investment and the business community. (Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Legal analysis provided by Martin Eisenstein of Brann and Isaacson that identifies problems with TABOR. (Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)
• Legal analysis provided by Pat Scully of Bernstein Shur that identifies the problems with TABOR. (Presented to TABOR Task Force 08/09/06)

TABOR Task Force Meetings

All Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. in the Cape Elizabeth Town Hall, except where noted.

• August 9, 2006
• August 23, 2006
• September 6, 2006
• September 20, 2006
• October 4, 2006
• October 18, 2006 (Town Center Fire Station, 2 Jordan Way)
• November 1, 2006

Meeting Minutes (pdf format. Adobe's Acrobat Reader is required )