Author: By Natalie Menten
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The war on Colorado’s citizens initiatives is a war on your rights | OPINION
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Natalie Menten Petition rights in Colorado have been under increasing attack, and that trend continues with House Bill 25-1327 (HB 25-1327), recently introduced in the Colorado State legislature. Among other things, HB 25-1327 would reduce the time available for citizen-led initiative efforts by moving the deadline for Title Board hearings up by two weeks. Under…
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Pricing the public out of public records | PODIUM
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Natalie Menten Imagine asking your local government for information to better understand a decision affecting your community — only to be handed a bill large enough to cover a month’s rent or mortgage payment. That’s precisely what happened when I submitted a public records request to Jefferson County for emails exchanged between county employees and…
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Voters were duped out of control over property taxes | OPINION
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Natalie Menten Coloradans, including myself, have exhausted thousands of hours talking about property tax caps during the last year. This was after spending countless time discussing property taxes in the preceding years. It’s puzzling we are still at this point, especially when there are already two property tax limitations in Colorado law: the Annual Levy…
