It almost appears that they want this to be a revolution that happens overnight. Bush and Republican lawmakers have often expressed their impatience with bringing change to the state since the governor took office in January 1999. Even before the session ended, they were vowing to continue to fight for their initiatives in the coming months. Sounding like a candidate eager to campaign, the governor pledged to continue his push for changes to growth management laws. We're going to have to come to grips with the fact that we are creating broken dreams by not organizing ourselves properly in communities.
People buy homes in areas, they look beautiful.
Those things have to be dealt with. Almost 15 years have passed since the last major attempt at overhauling the state's tax structure. The Legislature extended the state sales tax to many services in 1987, only to repeal it six months later under pressure from the last Republican governor, Bob Martinez, and an array of powerful business interests. While Bush is suspicious that tax reform often translates into tax increase, McKay wants to take another shot in next year's legislative session. He plans to make his pitch this week during a speech before the Committee of 100, an influential business group.