District’s reasonable request (to avoid TABOR)
Chieftain editorial Published: March 30, 2015; THE FOUNTAIN Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District has a request. The district last week asked Pueblo County..
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TABOR refund likely to go to voters
By Marianne Goodland The Colorado Statesman Budget writers this week finished their work on the annual state budget and turned their attention to what to..
Read MoreThe Commanding Heights
This is the story of how the new global economy was born, a century-long battle as to which would control the commanding heights of the..
Read MoreCould Colorado’s hospital provider fee be the key to increased road funding?
Ed SealoverReporter-Denver Business Journal Some Denver business leaders are pushing a state budget fix that would ensure a boost in transportation funding and could help..
Read MoreTax and Expenditure Limitation Act
As an interesting side note, while TABOR is well-known in Colorado, relatively few states have a similar government spending limit mechanism in their constitutions. The..
Read MoreRETURN TO OWNER: Tabor Tax Rebates May Be Coming to a Mailbox Near You
It has been almost 15 years, but hard-working Colorado taxpayers may be in for a TABOR refund in the near future. The combination of an..
Read MoreColorado roads could get more funding
Personal income rose enough in Colorado last year to trigger provisions that could redirect $1.25 billion in extra funds to repair the state's roads and..
Read MoreRep. Jim Wilson: War breaks out at the Golden Dome
(Jim Wilson) The March Revenue Forecast is in and the "Battle Over Bucks" is gearing up under the Golden Dome. Throughout this session, I have..
Read MoreWith taxpayers due refunds for the first time in a decade, lawmakers mull workarounds
By Charles Ashby Saturday, March 21, 2015 DENVER — The Colorado Legislature has entered Bizarro World. The revenue forecast it received last week confirmed that..
Read MoreAurora leaders are lobbying against an anti-Gaylord bill that doesn’t exist yet
It’s not uncommon for interest groups or local governments to go into defense-lobbying mode once they see a bill put forward that they don’t like..
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