Property Taxes Too High? The Governor Put a Committee on It

“Jack Sprat could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean.” The Governor put a committee on it. This one comes from the Capitol Reporters Archives where it was referenced more than once as yet another important issue fell victim to discussion by a committee. Apologies also to King Charles I about whom this nursery rhyme was written in 1639. Jack Sprat was believed to be someone who preferred…