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  • School-tax amendment makes Colorado’s November ballot

    School-tax amendment makes Colorado’s November ballot

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    Marianne Goodl

    Education ballot measure Initiative 93, also known as “Great Schools, Thriving Communities,” has qualified for the November general election, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Thursday. Proponents believe the initiative will be titled Amendment 73 on the November ballot. According to Williams, the ballot measure drew 179,390 signatures, which were turned in on July 11. Out…

  • ICYMI: Buy out your boss, Louisville looks at mayor & Council salary hike and more

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    Mike McKibbin

    ? Sick and tired of your boss making bad decisions? Think you could do better? Here’s your chance, hot-shot. A bill, sponsored by Democratic state Rep. James Coleman and Republican state Sen. Jack Tate, was approved by the Legislature and sent to the governor to require the Colorado Office of Economic Development to establish a…

  • Run the Colorado budget in your bathrobe with Mission: Possible

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    JOEY BUNCH

    What if you were the ruler of Colorado’s budget, all by yourself? How would you spend the roughly $28.5 billion budget the state might have (unless the economy keeps sputtering)? You can. Check this out. The Colorado Association of School Boards and Great Education Colorado have a crazy-simple online tool called Mission: Possible. You can get…

  • Marijuana, oil & gas initiatives claims disputed

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    Mike McKibbin

    A proposed constitutional amendment to add stricter regulations to the sale of marijuana and related products in Colorado did not make the Nov. 8 general election ballot because the industry “bought off” companies that help gather petition signatures, backers of the failed measure claim. A marijuana industry official called the allegation untrue and backers “old…

  • Backers kill ballot measure to lift TABOR revenue caps

    Backers kill ballot measure to lift TABOR revenue caps

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    Ernest Luning

    Supporters of a state ballot measure to set a 10-year time-out on TABOR revenue restrictions called it quits Tuesday, blaming what could be a crowded fall ballot, the high cost of getting across a complicated argument to voters and an “uncertain political climate.” “In November, Colorado voters are going to be asked to decide on up…

  • Meek: Colorado Priorities initiative gives Coloradans control over spending

    Meek: Colorado Priorities initiative gives Coloradans control over spending

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    Susan Meek

    Coloradans, start your research. With 24 ballot proposals approved for petition circulation, your signature is highly desired and you are the deciders as to which ones reach the ballot. These initiatives have a direct impact on our quality of life in Colorado and it’s our responsibility to be informed, engaged and part of this process.…

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