TABOR's school impacts debated
Portland Press-Herald, September 21, 2006

(excerpt) The proposed spending cap known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights would likely result in widespread cuts and inadequate funding for Maine's public schools, according to a legal review written for school officials. Backers of the bill, though, said the review is part of a campaign to scare voters and protect special interests. The proposal will appear as Question 1 on the Nov. 7 statewide ballot. It basically provides a variety of caps on government spending, and sets up a voter-approval requirement for any increases beyond those limits. Local officials, school leaders and business groups continue to study the proposal. They're trying to determine how it would affect everything from per-pupil spending to public safety response times. Portland attorney Richard Spencer of Drummond Woodsum prepared his analysis at the request of the Maine School Management Association, an advocacy group comprised of school board members and superintendents.

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