Fiscal note bill evokes chorus of boos, cheers on citizen-led reform

Fri, Mar 6 2009 — Source: Village Soup
By Christopher Cousins
State House Reporter

AUGUSTA (Feb 26): A proposed bill that would attach fiscal impact statements to citizen-led initiative questions is being championed by its sponsor as a move toward transparency. But opponents said it would unfairly put people or groups who bring such questions to the ballot box at a disadvantage.