Author: Tracy Kraft-Tharp
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Tracy Kraft-Tharp: ‘Balance will be required’
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Tracy Kraft-Tharp The 2021 legislative session is going to be overshadowed by COVID again this year. Within this shadow lies the opportunity to demonstrate the positive role of government during such times requiring stern and invasive public health policies and those policies’ direct impacts on small businesses and the resulting downstream economic stress on the…
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OPINION | Toward retirement security for Colorado families
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Tracy Kraft-TharpPhoto courtesy of the campaign It’s no secret that for many of us, thinking about retirement can be stressful. This is especially true if you are unsure if you’ll ever be able to actually afford retirement. For too many Coloradans, that feeling is a constant and stressful reality. Ironically, although our state’s economy has…
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Help is on the way for Colorado small businesses tormented by the sales tax
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Tracy Kraft-Tharp In 2013, the Council on State Taxation rated Colorado as the fourth-worst state in the country with a grade of “D.” According to a 2018 analysis by the Council, the situation has not improved; Colorado currently has the hardest tax climate for businesses to navigate. The abysmal rankings are a result of a…
