Category Archives: Taxes

Oct 08

Proposition 123: What you need to know about the affordable housing measure on Colorado’s ballot

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Proposition 123: What you need to know about the affordable housing measure on Colorado’s ballot

11 News spoke with supporters and opponents of CO Proposition 123 Thursday about their goals and worries.

By Lauren Watson

Published: Oct. 6, 2022 at 8:36 PM EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) -Supporters of Colorado Proposition 123 met in Colorado Springs Thursday morning to discuss their hopes and goals for the ballot item, which will appear statewide on Election Day.

If passed, Proposition 123 would dedicate 0.1% of the state budget to help fund affordable housing programs.

That comes out to almost $300 million, and that money would be going to programs designed to create rental units with a cap of 30% of a renter’s income, provide down payment assistance for qualifying individuals, and give grants to local governments for affordable housing development, among other things. Click here to visit Colorado’s “Blue Book” guide with an in-depth look at Proposition 123 on page 30.

Supporters said the proposition will allow people in lower-paying crucial careers, like education and nursing, to be able to afford to live in the communities they work in. Continue reading →

Sep 29

Governor Polis, The Refunds You’re Sending Out Are Due To TABOR!!!

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FYI. This was on Twitter yesterday:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BoulderGuyTC@BoulderGuyTC
Replying to @wattystrick @GovofCO and @colorado_tabor

Watty, The reason is they tried to eliminate Tabor (again), and when they found out from the courts they couldn’t Polis decided to do the letter thing. What is truly two-faced , is the Democrats have written into their 2022 platform to eliminate Tabor…

Tool Man – Fear Not! @12Toolman
Replying to @wattystrick @GovofCO and @colorado_tabor
It’s an inconvenient fact that polis chooses to ignore during an election cycle…. Appealing to the uninformed voter..

Sep 19

Menten: A citizen’s guide to weighing in on local TABOR ballot measures

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One great, though lesser-known benefit provided in the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) is the local ballot issue notice. This guide is sent by mail at least 30-days before the election to all households with one or more registered voters.

The ballot issue notice includes content and details about upcoming local ballot measures that increase taxes, add debt, or suspend TABOR revenue limits. It includes a section where registered voters have the opportunity to submit FOR or AGAINST comments, up to 500 words each.

You should know that there are two types of TABOR ballot issue notices. One notice is for the statewide elections and commonly referred to as the “Blue Book.” The notice discussed here is for elections held by local governments such as a city, town, school district, or special taxing district. You could potentially get more than one of these notices in the mail.

Several years back, it was discovered that out that of some 300 local tax issues throughout the state during a ballot year, only 15 had the taxpayer’s voice printed in a ballot issue notice.  That’s only 5 percent!  You can make a big difference and amplify your voice by being an author of the next ballot issue notice where you live.  Considering that you reach thousands of voters, being able to submit comments in the TABOR notice costs almost nothing and takes relatively little time and energy.

What follows is an explanation of how to participate in the local ballot issue FOR or AGAINST comment process. As in so much of government bureaucracy, instructions must be followed with no room for alteration.  The deadline for this year is Friday, September 23 no later than noon to have your comments included in the local TABOR notice.

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Sep 09

SD-20 candidate Lisa Cutter taking credit for TABOR refunds she once tried to eliminate

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SD-20 candidate Lisa Cutter taking credit for TABOR refunds she once tried to eliminate

September 8, 2022 By Sherrie Peif

LAKEWOOD — A Colorado State Senate candidate has added her name to a long list of Democrats trying to take credit for this year’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) refunds, despite a history of trying to eliminate the constitutionally required return of overcollected  tax revenue.

Lisa Cutter, who until this year has represented House District 25 and served as the House Majority Caucus Co-Chair, is featured in a social media ad telling voters she was responsible for the refund checks that recently went out to Coloradans, that are actually the result of TABOR, an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that limits the state from raising taxes or exceeding a revenue limit on a portion of the state budget without first asking voters.  The ad, which links back to Cutter’s campaign website, makes no mention of TABOR, instead claiming she “Delivered Colorado’s biggest tax relief checks ever.” Continue reading →