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Colorado Supreme Court finds Lakewood unconstitutionally expanded phone provider tax
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Lakewood improperly expanded the scope of a 1969 tax ordinance twice to encompass cell phone providers without holding the popular vote the state constitution requires. A Jefferson County judge previously determined the city’s actions failed to comply with the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which generally requires…
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Colorado Supreme Court ponders whether Lakewood violated TABOR in expanding phone provider tax
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether Lakewood violated the state constitution by expanding the scope of a 1969 tax ordinance twice in the last three decades to encompass cell phone providers — but without holding a popular vote. A Jefferson County judge believed the city’s actions failed to comply with the 1992…
