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Last minute bill changes property classifications for taxing purposes; ballot...
DENVER — A bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on June 2, in the waning days of the regular legislative session, seeks to establish new property tax classifications. But according to the proponent...
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Murrey: To keep campaign promise, Polis must veto House Bill 1311
When Jared Polis ran for governor in 2018, he told voters he wanted to make the tax code more even-handed by taking away deductions and using those savings to lower everyone’s taxes. Last year, he...
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Fields: Legislators trying to block property tax cut ballot measure
State Senator Bob Rankin and the Democrats at the legislature are trying to do something that’s never been done before. They are trying to prevent a citizens’ ballot initiative from being implemented...
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Armstrong: Transportation bill creates slew of misincentives
The transportation bill the Colorado legislature sent the governor (Senate Bill 260) creates a slew of misincentives, which is not too surprising given the Democratic legislature acts as though...
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Caldara: Legislature bypasses voters for tax-hike rampage
Let’s see if you can find a common theme of what the Colorado State legislature thinks of you and the will of the voters. Voters soundly rejected Prop 112 which would have created large setbacks for...
View ArticleLakewood looks at sending huge tobacco tax to ballot; would set metro-area...
LAKEWOOD — Consumers purchasing tobacco products in Lakewood could see a pack of cigarettes jump as high as an additional $4.50 per pack if voters approve a significant tax-hike proposition the city...
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Petrie: House Bill 1312 money grab not what Polis promised
Among the many bills crammed through the General Assembly in the final days of the 2021 Colorado legislative session, House Bill 21-1312 increases state revenues by over $140 million annually by...
View ArticleMurrey: The legislature’s massive tax and fee hike frenzy
Since 1992, Coloradans have grown accustomed to the legislature asking voters’ permission before they increase taxes. This year, the legislature passed forty-five revenue-raising bills that together...
View ArticleDenver GOP chair seeks limit on taxation; ballot measure proposes cap on city...
DENVER—A citizens’ initiative filed May 10 with the Denver Clerk and Recorder proposes to cap Denver’s aggregate sales and use tax rate at 4.5% and requires the city to reduce other sales and use tax...
View ArticleNew report projects economic decline for Colorado; says expanding public...
DENVER–An annual report published last week on economic competitiveness between states projects a significant decline in Colorado’s economy relative to other states. The dismal news comes in large part...
View ArticleLakewood City Council reverses course, kills enormous tobacco tax measure
LAKEWOOD — Despite initial support from the 11-member Lakewood City Council for a massive tobacco tax proposal to be placed on the November ballot, council members killed the idea 9-2 on second reading...
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Caldara: Jared Polis is no Art Laffer, but does pretend well
I’ve known Jared Polis for going on a quarter of a century now, even before he was elected to anything. And as much as I’ve tried, he was a hard guy to dislike from the very beginning. The person I...
View ArticleMurrey: Polis policies wreaking havoc on Colorado’s economy
A new Colorado law has recently caught the attention of national media. As businesses create more remote jobs than ever before, the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” has persuaded many of them to exclude...
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Signatures submitted for property tax cut, custodial funds transparency...
DENVER — It appears Colorado voters will get the opportunity — again — to give themselves some tax relief, as well as decide who gets to spend what are known as “custodial funds,” or money that flows...
View ArticleColorado voters may get chance to trim state income taxes, just not until the...
DENVER–Backers of a proposed citizens’ initiative to cut Colorado’s state income tax have begun gathering signatures to place it on the ballot in the 2022 general election. The measure permanently...
View ArticleMenten: How to weigh in on local TABOR ballot measures
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...
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Fields: Coloradans deserve relief from property tax sticker shock
Initiative 27 was recently approved to appear on this November’s statewide ballot. This measure would cut property taxes by 9%, while also allowing the state to keep an extra $25 million per year to...
View ArticleCompetitive city council races, sales tax hike make for busy election season...
LITTLETON–Local politics in Littleton are in full swing as nine candidates prepare campaigns for four openings on the city council, including mayor, while a heavily debated city sales tax increase will...
View ArticleArmstrong: Polis wrestles with the income tax
Democratic Governor Jared Polis surprisingly claimed before the Steamboat Institute that Colorado’s income tax “should be zero,” as the Gazette (among others) reports. Wow. Few Republicans would...
View ArticleLongtime taxpayer advocate on a recruiting push to weigh in on local TABOR...
DENVER — TABOR Foundation Board of Directors member Natalie Menten is hoping she can encourage a fired-up electorate this year to take advantage of a little-known Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR)...
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