38 House members give Rep. Doug Bruce a stick in the eye with sales tax bill

Communities across the state can raise their sales taxes above the state’s 6.9% statutory limit with passage of SB08-128. Over the vociferous protest of Representative Doug Bruce(R), the author of the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights, SB08-128 eliminating the state’s sales tax cap passed the House of Representatives 38-26 Tuesday. (more…)