fiscal policy
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Study: Colorado received $63 billion in COVID relief, stimulus
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Colorado landed more than $60 billion in federal COVID-19 pandemic assistance and other funding during the past two years, according to a recent study by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. The $63.6 billion in government cash, or more than $11,000 for each person in Colorado, came in stimulus checks sent to most Americans; a variety…
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SPONSORED: New study defines the economic and fiscal impacts of Initiative 97
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2,500ft Setback Proposal would cost billions of dollars and thousands of jobs A proposed ballot measure to increase setbacks five times the distance of what is currently required for oil and gas operations will cost Coloradans more than 100,000 jobs by 2030 and have a devastating impact on the economy, according to a new study…
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Van Winkle: Time to reexamine 2010 emergency taxes
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Many of you reading this won’t remember the 2010 Colorado legislative session. Heck, think to yourself if you can recall any legislation passed back then. You likely won’t remember much of what happened that session, but if I mentioned “The Dirty Dozen” I bet you will remember those 12 overreaching taxes proposed, and passed by…
