Month: March 2016
Colorado budget forecast renews TABOR fight
By: Megan Schrader March 18, 2016 Colorado State Capitol Building DENVER - The state will take in less money in 2016-17 than previously forecast by economists due in large part to the struggling global economy, ....
“No One Owes You Anything”
Harry Browne, an American author and businessman, first wrote this in 1966. It’s a letter dedicated to his daughter, then nine years old. Take a look — we guarantee you’ll learn a lot. ’...It’s Christmas and I have the usual problem of deciding what to give ....
Freedom Minute | What do COPs Have to do with Debt?
CompleteColorado.com reporter Sherrie Peif gives an overview of what Certificates of Participation (COPs) are and why they are an end-run around our Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Section 20. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.(1) General provisions
Section 20. The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.(1) General provisions. This section takes effect December 31, 1992 or as stated. Its preferred interpretation shall reasonably restrain most the growth of government. All provisions are self-executing and ....
TABOR is Article X Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution
Section 20 Text of Section 20:The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (1) General provisions. This section takes effect December 31, 1992 or as stated. Its preferred interpretation shall reasonably restrain most the growth of government. All ....
Yes, Colorado’s hospital fee plan is legal
Yes, Colorado's hospital fee plan is legal Colorado legislature should reclassify hospital provider fee By The Denver Post Editorial Board POSTED: 03/05/2016 Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman. (Denver Post file) Democrats who had ....
Republican leader: TABOR issue rides on who should decide
Rep. Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland House Republican leader Brian DelGrosso of Loveland said it’s time for “honest fiscal policy” and not TABOR accounting gimmicks to pay for Colorado’s roads and bridges. DelGrosso has penned an editorial ....
TABOR Refunds Targeted By Proposed Ballot Measure
Dan Ritchie, former chancellor of the University of Denver and current co-chair of Building a Better Colorado, announces a push to get a measure on the 2016 ballot that would allow state government to keep ....
EDITORIAL: Work with Hick to widen I-25
By: The Gazette editorial March 2, 2016 Updated: March 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm Traffic on I-25 Fiscal conservatives, who wisely defend Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, have a renewed option to fix highways and fund ....