Caddie Nath:
"Despite a multi-million dollar dip in revenue, lawmakers proposed a slight increase in the state's tourism budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The bump would bring the budget up to more than $13 million.
An initial proposal from the state Joint Budget Committee will supplement the normal tourism budget with an additional $3.7 million. Without the extra cash, the gaming-tax funded tourism budget will fall to $9.6 million next year from just over $12 million this year and $20 million a few years ago.
“Tourism is such a huge share of our Western Slope economy,” said Rep. Millie Hamner (D-Dillon). “It's critical for us to continue to invest in it.”...." (Read more? Click title)
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