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Greeley charter school board member unhappy with timing and information given...
GREELEY – Opposition to a proposed Mill Levy Override (MLO) for Greeley-Evans School District 6 is surfacing even before the Board of Education has a chance to vote whether they will ask for the money...
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Guest editorial: Corporate favoritism by cities harms small business
“More unique, locally-owned, small businesses and fewer big-box chain stores.” That is what my Westminster neighbors and many Coloradans say when they are asked what kind of retail they’d like to see...
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Guest editorial: Things to keep in mind as your property taxes go up
You’ve lived in your house for a while. No additions, renovations, or remodeling. The honey-do list gets longer. No plan to sell. In May the assessor mailed a postcard that said your house is now worth...
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Colorado’s public pension problems demand meaningful reform
Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) doesn’t have enough money to keep its promises. Lower investment returns and longer lifespans have shocked a system already made fragile by...
View ArticleFort Collins voters to decide $150 million gamble in broadband industry
FORT COLLINS – In 2015, 83 percent of voters in Fort Collins agreed to opt out of a 2005 state law that banned municipalities from supplying internet to its residents. In 2017, that vote could cost...
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Unlimited taxing the real prize in Denver bond issues 2A – 2G
Dense legalese, confusing, and misleading. That’s my concise summary of Denver’s ballot questions 2A – 2G. Here’s what they want you to believe, what a brief look at the ballot questions might reveal:...
View ArticleWeld County dinged by Internal Revenue Service for improper mileage reimbursment
Weld County — The Internal Revenue Service has dinged Weld County for more than $30,000 in back taxes and late fees for improper reporting of commuting mileage taken by County Commissioner Barbara...
View ArticleCity Council begins zoning review process for Banning-Lewis Ranch
Colorado Spring – The Colorado Springs City Council heard presentations from Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and other staff members on Tuesday, Jan. 9th about amendments to the Banning-Lewis Ranch...
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2018 Legislative preview: Both parties look ahead to what they hope can be...
Who: Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, D-Brighton. Top priorities: 1) Jail overcrowding 2) Tax reform 3) Bond reform Transportation thoughts: “I hope that we will be able to, but I don’t think it will be...
View ArticleTop three Senate bills head for committees starting Thursday
DENVER — The top three bills put forth by Senate Republicans will all get their first appearances in committees over the next week. Senate Bill 18-001, Transportation Infrastructure Funding; SB 18-002,...
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Senate Bill 47: Time to end Colorado’s electric vehicle tax credit
For many, electric vehicles (EVs) are the wave of the future, they just need a little help to become the present. To that end, since 2014, Colorado has offered a $5000 refundable tax credit to...
View ArticleRepeal of electric vehicle subsidy bill passes finance committee
DENVER — A bill that would repeal state tax subsidies on the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) cleared committee this week on a 4-1 vote. Senate Bill 18-047 is...
View ArticleBills offered to “cut the fat” in state house have different outcomes
Editors Note: this is the first in a series of articles Complete Colorado will run during the legislative session taking a look at bills that lawmakers propose to “cut the fat” from the taxpayer. First...
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Grand Lake evades TABOR with new tax badly disguised as a fee
The town of Grand Lake recently imposed a new charge to enhance the town’s taxes. In doing so, it broke faith with its citizens. Laws are how the government tells the people how to behave (like, don’t...
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Tax rebates just another name for corporate welfare
Like most states, Colorado has a bureaucracy dedicated to doling out taxpayer-subsidized “incentives” to politically favored private businesses that don’t actually need a subsidy in the first place....
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State Representatives host bi-partisan “Town Hall”
ERIE — While politicians across the country are buried deep in contentious party politics, two Colorado state representatives opted to remind their constituents of the good things they do on a...
View ArticleCompeting education tax bills to square off in the House
DENVER — The Colorado House of Representatives is about to experience its own version of “Dueling Banjos” Monday when House Bills 18-1221 and 18-1209 square off in the House Education Committee. The...
View ArticleTwo men hope to make Colorado the first state to redistribute income
DENVER — Two Denver-area activists are looking to make Colorado one of the first states to test a theory that the redistribution of income empowers the poor and leads them to contribute positively to...
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Teachers organize April 27 statewide walk out over school funding measures
FORT COLLINS — A planned walkout by Englewood Schools teachers on Monday to protest on the Capitol steps for more funding doesn’t appear to be an isolated event as the Colorado Education Association...
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More Colorado teacher walk-outs force school districts to shut down
DENVER — Despite lawmakers approving an additional $150 million for K-12 education this year, thousands of teachers across the state plan to march to the capitol on Thursday and Friday to demand more....
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