Thursday Churn: Lobato maneuvering
What’s churning:
Gov. John Hickenlooper and Attorney General John Suthers this afternoon took the public relations initiative on the Lobato school-finance lawsuit.
Losing the suit could wreck the state budget, and school funding decisions are the responsibility of the legislature and the voters, they told reporters during a hastily called Capitol briefing.
“If we lost this decision the consequences would be devastating,” Hickenlooper said. “It’s up to the people and the legislature to decide what to do about school funding,” not the courts, Suthers said.
Supporters of the suit on Thursday announced an 11 a.m. Sunday rally and news conference on the Capitol’s
