Month: May 2017
Response To Governor’s Office Tweet About Colorado’s Economy
Michael Fields? Boom! TABOR: It's Working DJ Friednash? Colorado has the best economy and lowest unemployment rate in the nation at 2.3%. @MichaelCLFields (Sr. Director of Issue Education for Americans For Prosperity Foundation) ....
Legislature dismantles Colorado Energy Office, passes major spending bill on final day
"But the biggest agreement of the day came on SB 267, a bill that attempts to meet several of the most crucial needs in Colorado — increased road funding, stabilized funding for rural hospitals, a ....
Andy Kerr’s TABOR End-Run Lawsuit Meets Timely Death
KERR-TAILED: Andy Kerr’s TABOR End-Run Lawsuit Meets Timely Death Posted on May 5, 2017 by ColoradoPeakPolitics Yesterday, a district court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought forward by Democratic state Sen. Andy Kerr, who is running ....
Judge Throws Out Challenge To Colorado’s Spending Limits
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a long-running lawsuit challenging Colorado’s strict tax and spending limits as unconstitutional but more appeals are possible. U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore ruled Thursday that none of ....
Federal judge dismisses Kerr VS. Hickenlooper TABOR lawsuit, bringing possible end to six-year court fight
DENVER – The six-year fight over whether Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) violates state and federal laws came close to a possible end Thursday, when a U.S. District Court of Colorado judge dismissed the ....
What you need to know about the bill Colorado lawmakers are “screaming” about behind closed doors
What you need to know about the bill Colorado lawmakers are “screaming” about behind closed doors The latest proposal includes a larger co-pay for Medicaid patients, $1.8 billion for state road repairs Andy Cross, The ....
Hospital provider fee solution could come with business tax cut
Colorado Senate Republican leaders said Monday they are close to agreeing to a deal that would save more than half-a-billion dollars in proposed funding cuts for statewide hospitals. The deal would also offer up a ....