The state’s budget is in a fine mess, and neither raising taxes nor cutting programs is enough to fix it, a state lawmaker told a group of Grand Junction business owners Thursday, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Louisville and chairman of the Joint Budget Committee, told about two dozen members of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce that raising taxes or cutting programs won’t address the core problem.

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