Defending the Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR)
By Marissa Ventrelli 01/22/2026 | updated 16 hours ago Enterprise fees surge as more of Colorado’s budget escapes TABOR limits Regulators are targeting fees, like those charged by banks or those seen on this concert ticket receipt. ....
Two Colorado ballot measures aim to fund Healthy School Meals for All—but they come with a price tag. Prop LL would cancel a ....
One of Colorado government’s favorite games is to whine about TABOR, while actively subverting it through “fees.” A report from the Common Sense Institute reveals that Colorado’s state spending exempt from the Taxpayer’s Bill of ....
Colorado's TABOR-exempt revenue has increased nearly 30% since 1996, study finds Marissa Ventrelli [email protected] Aug 4, 2025 Updated Aug 4, 2025 Amount of state revenue subject to TABOR and exempt from TABOR since 1996. Graph courtesy Common ....
Perspective: Taxes — by another name By Lang Sias Nov 24, 2024 Photos via Getty images eldadcarin via GETTY IMAGES Since 2018, Colorado taxpayers have benefited from two reductions to the state income tax that ....
May 17, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Taxes & Fees PDF OF FULL REPORT Author: Erik Gamm and Chris Brown TABOR Takings Tracker Legislators placed Coloradans’ TABOR refunds squarely in their crosshairs during the 2024 legislative session, having ....
The Gazette editorial board May 20, 2024 The Colorado State Capitol (Gazette file photo) Our state government is required under Colorado’s constitution to refund excess tax revenue. Any year-to-year increases in collections above the rates ....
Common Sense Institute says the state reduced just less than half of expected TABOR refunds to Colorado taxpayers between 2024 and 2026 Noah Festenstein [email protected] May 19, 2024 Updated Photo Credit: Boogich (iStock). As a result ....
On this edition of Common Sense Digest, we take a deep dive into a major law unique to Colorado, and why it is relevant today, nearly three decades after being voted in by Coloradans in ....
Colorado will need to increase payroll tax revenues to repay the Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund according to a new study by the Common Sense Institute. Colorado, alongside states like California, New York, and Connecticut, ....