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Bennet and fellow Democrats try again with tax credits for working families
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With Republican majorities in the House and Senate, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado has reintroduced legislation to extend tax credits for working families and children in poverty. Good luck with that. Bennet is one of 42 Democratic senators, two independents (looking at you, Bernie Sanders) and zero Republicans to bolster the Child Tax Credit and…
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Colorado loves the EITC working-class tax credit, and now, after Trump whooping, so does Wisconsin’s Scott Walker
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Amid the political tumult of the first weeks of the Trump presidency, there are signs that the political status quo in the country really might be shifting, on the right and the left. What’s going on in Wisconsin? Republican Gov. Scott Walker has made a name for himself for running the state according to anti-tax…
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? Gagliardi: Into the great minimum wage mess we charge
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By now, most Coloradans who intend to vote are well aware of what Amendment 70 would do: Raise the state’s minimum wage rate. This doesn’t mean they necessarily understand what the minimum wage rate is and what increases do. Old definitions and arguments don’t seem to hold much sway with voters, so let us propose…