IODICALS

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property taxes were approved in Alabama, Massachusetts, and Mis- souri.
In several states, Lucier says, voters were more interested in control- ling the growth of state spending than in rolling back county or city taxes. Constitutional amendments approved in Hawaii, Arizona, Michigan, and Texas tied state spending increases to expansion of the state's economy or personal income.
Lucier's conclusion: Voters are concerned about rising state spending and taxes. H...