marijuana taxes

Election Day is two weeks from Tuesday for 120 Colorado cities and towns

Mar 25, 2018

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JOEY BUNCH

DENVER – The Colorado Municipal League is out with its indispensable guide to the upcoming election issues in 120 towns and cities across the state on April 3. On the other hand, election fever isn’t an epidemic; 63 elections were canceled for lack of a challenger. Here’s the Municipal League’s breakdown: BroadbandColorado statutes require an…
Democratic state Senate candidate Alan Kennedy-Shaffer targeting pot customers with campaign ads

Dec 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

In what could be a first, Democrat Alan Kennedy-Shaffer, one of five Democrats running for an open state Senate seat in next year’s election, plans to start running campaign ads through the primary on video screens at marijuana dispensaries throughout the Denver district. Kennedy-Shaffer told Colorado Politics his campaign ads touting the attorney as a…
Marijuana tax spending spree to hit a bump in 2018-19, Colorado JBC warns

Nov 15, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

The 2017-18 spending spree that Colorado lawmakers and the governor went on, courtesy of a $56.5 million boost in marijuana tax revenues, won’t be repeated in 2018-19, according to an analysis of those revenues presented this week to the Joint Budget Committee. That led some JBC members to warn fellow lawmakers and the governor that…
Municipal elections across Colorado include questions on taxes, bonds, housing and marijuana

Nov 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Voters in more than 80 municipalities across Colorado are electing members to city councils and town boards, as well as deciding a range of ballot measures covering everything from tax and bond questions to pot sales and high-speed internet, according to data compiled by the Colorado Municipal League. For the first time since 2009, there…
Lawmakers consider road ahead in wake of inconclusive special session on pot tax

Oct 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

There’s no guarantee, but lawmakers on both sides say they’re hopeful they can come up with a way to let special districts again collect sales tax on recreational marijuana when the Colorado Legislature convenes in January. The question vexed the General Assembly last week during the two-day special session called by Gov. John Hickenlooper to…
#Retweet: The legislative special session yields the week’s best tweets

Sep 30, 2017

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Joey Bunch
Updated: Special districts to pay the cost of special session to fix tax error

Sep 29, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The special session that starts Monday won’t cost taxpayers a dime, at least not most taxpayers, the governor’s office tells Colorado Politics. Gov. John Hickenlooper brokered the deal, because special districts – those that collect a taxes for special services, such as bus and transit lines or parks and museums – because they stand to…
Hickenlooper, GOP square off over ‘simple fix’ to pot tax in looming special session

Sep 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper and Democratic lawmakers say it’s a simple fix, but Republicans say it’s anything but. As next week’s special legislative session approaches – it’s set to convene Monday – Republican leaders in the Capitol and outside pressure groups are ramping up their opposition and predict the endeavor will be an expensive waste of…
Colorado Republican Doug Robinson looks ahead in gubernatorial run: ‘We’re not going to drift to a better place’

Aug 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Doug Robinson compares winning the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado to getting hired after a really long job interview, and he believes his background and experience will give him the edge. One of seven declared GOP candidates for next year’s election – with at least three heavyweights waiting in the wings – Robinson speaks…
City elections across Colorado feature candidates, loose dogs, Internet and fluoride

Apr 4, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

It’s campaign season for city elections across Colorado in the coming weeks, and this year’s ballots collectively pack an interesting punch. Besides council races, voters will decide on pot taxes, faster internet, sales taxes and fluoride, to name a few. There’s not hustle and bustle of governors or presidents blowing through when there’s loose dogs and…