(promoted from the blog section- RAB)

Don't look to Colorado to "save" you.

Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, writing for The Buckeye Institute, sets the record straight:

As Ohioans debate government spending limits, some may be misled by those who claim Colorado’s spending limit law was so bad that it has been repealed.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Our Tax Payer Bill of Rights (TABOR) is still in place and it still limits government growth to reasonable, prudent levels that allow our state’s public and private sectors to be strong and productive.

And, I am amused by TEL opponents who say our TABOR was ‘harmful’ and caused ‘headaches’ for our citizens. Colorado is a prosperous, growing state. Ohio TEL opponents who suggest otherwise and then blame our spending limit are twice wrong.

Even though I am not counting on Democrats in and outside the media to report the fact accurately, I have faith in my fellow Ohioans -- the truth will win out.