IF REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE IS ELECTED GOVERNOR IN NOVEMBER, HE WILL OPPOSE ANY NEW TAXES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS CONGRESSMAN PEARCE HAS SIGNED CONSERVATIVE GROVER NORQUIST’S PLEDGE AGAINST ANY NET TAX INCREASES. EVEN THOUGH THE STATE IS CURRENTLY REAPING THE REWARDS OF AN OIL BOOM, ANALYSTS SAY THE PLEDGE COULD LIMIT ANY BUDGET-BALANCING OPTIONS IN THE FUTURE.
