Feb 26

Why TABOR Matters on February 26

Why #TABOR matters:

The TABOR Foundation’s legal counsel has been instrumental in the challenge of the arbitrary mandate on hospitals requiring payment of an annual “fee” for the privilege of providing service to the residents of Colorado. The Hospital Provider lawsuit is ongoing and asks the courts to determine a critical question: What is a tax, and what is a fee?

Feb 21

Denver Trial Testimony Demonstrates the Need to Protect Nonprofit Donors

The second of two blogs from the Goldwater lead attorney about the Donor Disclosure lawsuit which #TABOR is part of:

http://indefenseofliberty.blog/2019/02/08/denver-trial-testimony-demonstrates-the-need-to-protect-non profit-donors/

Denver Trial Testimony Demonstrates the Need to Protect Nonprofit Donors

by Matt Miller
February 8, 2019

A recently concluded trial in Denver, Colorado, centered on the right of 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) nonprofit groups to protect their donors from being put on a government list and having their addresses, occupations, and employers published on the Internet. The Goldwater Institute brought the case on behalf of two Colorado nonprofits—the Colorado Union of Taxpayers Foundation and the TABOR Committee—to challenge a Denver ordinance that requires groups spending more than $500 to support or oppose a Denver ballot measure to disclose to the government the personal information of anyone who gave them money to communicate with voters. Continue reading