PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
By Anthony York
November 29, 2012 | 11:46 am
A state lawmaker said Thursday he wants voters to alter Proposition 13 to make it easier to pass local taxes for schools.
Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he will introduce a constitutional amendment that would allow local parcel taxes for schools to pass with 55% of the vote, instead of the two-thirds currently required.
“This change in law would give voters the power to make decisions about public education at the local level, allowing schools much-needed flexibility to improve instruction, fund libraries, music, the arts or other programs, or hire more teachers to reduce student-to-teacher ratios,” Leno said in a statement.
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Shocker, Democrats want to alter the tax landscape of California? They want to keep spending rates high and keep your personal income low. Oh, you simpletons that voted these schmucks into office have just begun to see the self serving left wing interests plunge this state over its own fiscal cliff.