State Republican leaders today told Gov. Bill Ritter that he must come up with a plan now to deal with the potential undoing of his mill-levy freeze rather than waiting to see whether the state Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional.
Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs, and House Minority Leader Mike May, R-Parker, said in a letter to the governor that the state might have to slash $272 million from its budget next year if the Supreme Court agrees with a lower court ruling that the freeze was unconstitutional because it didn’t go before voters.
The two leaders also suggested to Ritter the possibility of calling a special legislative session to deal with the issue.
“If you refuse to act, we strongly believe you owe the people of Colorado an explanation as to why you are so certain that the Supreme Court will overturn the existing ruling,” the letter states.
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