It’s time for another MPW poll, this one on the state’s biggest political feud. As you can see from their recent exchange of letters, there are many differences between Senate President Mike Miller and Comptroller Peter Franchot. But this poll focuses on their disagreement over the state budget.
Simply put, Mike Miller defends the tax and spending package of the 2007 special session as necessary to close the state’s structural budget deficit. He also believes that revenues from slots are necessary to fund education and other priorities in the future. Peter Franchot believes that the special session was unnecessary and its product has not worked. He also believes that slots revenues are not required to fund state programs.
Let the readers decide who is right!