fees
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Polis assures infrastructure sector of funding as he pledges to reduce transportation-related fees
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The Polis administration on Thursday assured the transportation sector that plans to save Coloradans money by reducing or delaying several fees – the same revenue streams the governor and his Democratic allies approved last year to fund the state’s 10-year transportation program – will not slow down Colorado’s infrastructure projects. State officials, in fact, said Colorado’s transportation…
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New Colorado law gives patients more transparency on medical fees
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A new law that took effect this month means Colorado is joining states trying to force hospitals to reveal their fees before treatment. The law requires hospitals and doctors to publicly post their self-pay rates for common treatments, which often refers to publishing them on websites. The General Assembly was trying to control medical costs…
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Colorado Supreme Court asked to weigh what constitutes a ‘tax’ or a ‘fee’
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The Colorado Supreme Court is being asked to review what constitutes a “fee” or a “tax,” which could leave funding for elections in jeopardy. The case, initially filed by the National Federation of Independent Business, claims that businesses carry an unfair burden of the cost of funding state and county elections through business filings. The group…
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Small-biz lawsuit: A tax by any other name — still smells like a tax
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ColoradoPolitics.com’s Peter Marcus reported in March on a legal development that could have big implications for the ability of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office to fund its wide-ranging operations – including the state’s elections. At issue is whether the fees the office charges businesses to register and file other paperwork with the state are in fact…
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Funt: Fees, fines and fairness
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Which best describes your view of America? Everyone pays an equal share? Or, everyone pays his fair share? Both sound reasonable. One hinges on equality, the other on fairness – two principles we generally embrace. But as I wrote in The New York Times the other day, we are increasingly becoming a nation of haves…
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Case given new life that could throw state’s elections system in flux
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The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday sent a case back to a lower court that could leave future funding for state and local elections in jeopardy. The case, filed by the National Federation of Independent Business, claims that businesses carry an unfair burden of the cost of funding state and county elections. The business group…
