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Appeals court rejects theory that existing tax revenue undermines need for new fees
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Colorado’s second-highest court rejected a plaintiff’s claim last week that the tax revenue generated by an existing activity should prevent local governments from imposing new fees aimed at regulating the activity. The question stemmed from Colorado’s unique constraints on taxation under the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The constitutional amendment generally requires voter approval of…
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Colorado’s lack of snow pack hurting outdoor industry; could spell drought conditions this summer
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A snowy weekend forecast in January was a relief to skiers, hydrologists, fire officials and ski resort staff in Colorado, as the state continues to see record high temperatures and record low snowfall. A USDA map showed the average statewide snowpack on Tuesday at 58% of the median. It’s the lowest snowpack year Colorado has…
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Colorado Supreme Court to address validity of plaintiff’s waiver for snowboarding injuries
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether a man injured while snowboarding may proceed with his lawsuit, despite a series of waivers — including one he signed years after his accident — releasing the resort from liability. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a…
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10th Circuit judge speaks about annual ski retreats with clerks, ‘swag’ from 20th anniversary
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Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, a member of the federal appeals court based in Denver, spoke last month about his 20-year tradition of taking ski trips with his clerks — some of whom have since become judges themselves — and about the ski-themed gifts they created for him in that time. “We had, I think, something like 60 or…
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Selling alcohol to drunk driver not enough to hold liquor store liable for deaths, court says
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Businesses are not liable for injuries caused by a drunk driver if they sold alcohol to the already-intoxicated motorist, but the person did not consume it before causing an accident, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals answered a question never addressed before: Whether the state’s Dram Shop…
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Colorado’s Tipton again tells Uncle Sam to keep his mitts off of water rights
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Colorado 3rd Congressional District U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton has tried twice before to bar federal agencies from pressuring farmers, ranchers and a host of others into turning over their privately held water rights in order to secure federal permits and leases. Tipton’s most recent effort sat in the Senate and never got a vote. Maybe the…