Defending the Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR)
(The money actually comes from TABOR reserves.) A blackhawk helicopter carrying U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite flies over Denver toward the Colorado Convention Center. April 14, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) The same Taxpayer Bill ....
The Joint Budget Committee will begin reviewing recommendations for spending cuts this week to rewrite the $30 billion state budget The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the $30 billion-plus state budget begins to take ....
April 7, 2020 by Dan Mitchell As explained in this short video, a spending cap limits how fast a government’s budget can grow each year. That’s a very sensible approach, sort of like having a speed limit in ....
“Truth and reason in ballot language!” April, 2020 The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights includes good government provisions that improve election procedures. There was a time when Colorado elected officials could push for passage of a ....
...While more than half of states currently have some form of tax and expenditure limit, the most effective is Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), which constitutionally limits spending growth to the rate of inflation ....
...Once the COVID-19 crisis subsides, the federal government should wholeheartedly work toward a reduction in both federal spending and the national debt. There are many pro-taxpayer fiscal rules to choose from, including the Taxpayer Bill ....
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis greets the crowd as he walks to the podium to deliver his second State of the State address at the state Capitol on Jan. 9, 2020 in Denver. (Kathryn Scott, Special ....