The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
August 24, 2010, Charles Ashby

Gov. Bill Ritter plans to tap into tax revenues from oil and gas production to close another budget shortfall, the governor announced Monday. His plan to close a $60 million gap includes transferring money meant for other uses, about two-thirds of which would come from revenue the state collects from severance taxes and federal mineral leases....

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