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Monday’s revenue forecast to set the stage for state spending
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On Monday the most anticipated revenue forecast of the year will be presented to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and other lawmakers – one that could determine just how much of a surplus is available for Colorado’s 2018-19 budget and beyond. The March 19 revenue forecast is among the final steps before the JBC releases its…
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Lines drawn over ballot measures to determine how Colorado draws its legislative, congressional lines
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The battle is heating up over how Colorado draws its legislative and congressional boundaries. After failing to knock out a pair of proposed redistricting and reapportionment ballot measures in court, a rough coalition of mostly liberal and good-government groups filed competing ballot measures in late December and is vowing to take the choice before voters…
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Watkins moves into chief economist job at Colorado General Assembly
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When Todd Herreid retired from the General Assembly’s Legislative Council in October, it set off a chain reaction that has now put Kate Watkins into the hot seat as the council’s chief economist. Last week Watkins led the council’s economists through her first presentation to the Joint Budget Committee on the state revenue forecasts. She…
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December revenue forecasts begin to look at impact of federal tax law on Colorado
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While Colorado’s economy is still on the upswing, state economists are waiting to see what comes out of Washington, D.C., in the weeks and months ahead, and how federal tax reform legislation will affect Colorado’s coffers. But the news looks good for possible funding bumps for transportation, one of the major issues left behind in…
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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…
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Amendment 72: The flawed fiscal logic behind raising tobacco taxes
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Sure, why not triple the state cigarette tax, as Amendment 72 on the Colorado ballot proposes? It’s no bucks out of my billfold, and look who’s for it: Every goodthink organization you can think of, from the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado right…
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Lundberg and Lawrence: Editing, approving ‘Blue Book’ a legitimate function of lawmakers
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Legendary humorist Mark Twain once said, “A lie can travel halfway round the world before the truth puts its shoes on.” In the Internet Age, a lie can “go viral” before truth can hit the “reply” button. So, it’s doubly important to set the record straight when major media outlets like the Denver Post and…
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The Hot Sheet, February 4, 2016
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DENVER – Happy Thursday everybody — time for a throwback. Read the Statesman’s Ernest Luning’s Yesteryear column and reminisce the olden political days with us: Denver Mayor Wellington Webb stands up for the old Mile High Stadium name, tension mounts between members under the Capitol dome over Amendment 23 and prayer, and more. #TBT The old Mile…
