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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill to end Colorado’s ‘property tax wars’ — at least for 6 years
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Hours after two groups withdrew two ballot measures on property taxes, Gov. Jared Polis fulfilled the last part of the deal by signing into law a compromise measure that is expected to further reduce — but not eliminate — the increases most Coloradans will pay for in property taxes in the next two years. House Bill 24B-1001 is…
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Colorado lawmakers to introduce long-awaited property tax relief bill
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The long-awaited major property tax bill will likely be introduced sometime early next week, giving it about a week to work through the General Assembly before its May 8 adjournment. This bill, however, will have had an advantage that previous bills, most notably the 2023 legislation, didn’t have: a public airing of its concepts. That’s…
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Colorado lawmakers to introduce long-awaited property tax relief bill
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The long-awaited major property tax bill will likely be introduced sometime early next week, giving it about a week to work through the General Assembly before its May 8 adjournment. This bill, however, will have had an advantage that previous bills, most notably the 2023 legislation, didn’t have: a public airing of its concepts. That’s…
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HUDSON | What if TABOR isn’t a ‘third rail’ of Colorado politics after all?
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Since Colorado voters pasted the TABOR amendment that steers spending and revenues into our state constitution in 1992, the myth of its sacrosanct power has been embroidered each year. It is frequently viewed as the “third rail” of politics – attempt to tamper with it and you will surely die. However, only a slim majority…
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BARBARA O’BRIEN | Five goals for Colorado’s next governor
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COMMENTARY: This is part of our series of contributed essays, “Imagine a Great Colorado.” See below for more. It was the honor of a lifetime to serve as Colorado’s 47th lieutenant governor. Talking with people everywhere from small towns to cities gives you a deep respect for the character of the state. Driving from Grand…
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Colo. lawmakers punt property tax dilemma to summer
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After a late legislative push fell apart, Colorado lawmakers won’t take action this session on one of the state’s most pressing financial dilemmas: a constitutional trigger that’s expected to cut statewide property taxes by as much as 15 percent in 2019. Instead, a bipartisan coalition of 42 lawmakers in late April won approval to study…
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No fix in sight for tax cuts squeezing rural Colorado
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In a Colorado resort town 40 miles south of Rocky Mountain National Park, a steady influx of tourists and residents means more fires for Chief Todd Holzworth to fight. His East Grand Fire Protection District in Winter Park has twice as many emergencies as in 2010, but his budget has been slashed by a quarter…
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Citizens Budget Committee serves as a check and balance on local government
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The Arapahoe County government spends nearly $400 million per year serving over 600,000 residents. If your home or business is within the county, you pay the costs of that government. Whether a homeowner or renter, increased property taxes impact everyone throughout the county. If property taxes go up, so will rents. Every citizen is affected. …
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Democrat Cary Kennedy talks opportunity as she launches campaign for governor of Colorado
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For Democrat Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer and former deputy mayor of Denver, it’s all about opportunity, and that’s what she wanted to talk about as she prepared to make her run for governor of Colorado official. Kennedy is the fourth Democrat to jump in the primary race for the chance to take…
