Beacon CEO Justin Owen was recently invited to testify in a committee organized by Comptroller Justin Wilson to discuss potential changes to the state’s spending limit law known as the Copeland Cap. Owen proposed two changes that would strengthen the cap, including changing how the cap is calculated and requiring a supermajority vote of the legislature to exceed the cap. Watch his presentation here, starting at the 47 minute mark.
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