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Regarding the recent tax measures, it's important to point out that the Legislature DID NOT refer the measures to voters.  Legislators (all the Senate Democrats plus all House Democrats except one plus two House Republicans) passed the measures and they were signed by the Governor.  A group opposed to the taxes gathered the signatures to put the measure before the voters.

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