PHOENIX — After years in the minority, Democratic lawmakers see the Tuesday election results as a mandate to push forward with all the proposals they could never get heard in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
That includes everything from more programs to help the needy to providing more financing for the state’s public education system.
But they face a harsh reality that the state’s revenue picture simply won’t allow for everything on the wish list. And any plan to increase taxes or fees requires a two-thirds majority, something that, even with the Democratic rout on Tuesday they simply don’t have.
