sb17-267
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The marijuana tax fix that missed in October is on its way in January
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The correction to a 2017 bill that has inadvertently taken marijuana tax revenues from a handful of special taxing districts won split approval from a Senate committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 88 seeks to remedy the problem of a drafting error in last year’s omnibus bill for rural Colorado, SB 17-267. The error was one of…
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Noonan: Late session bill dance frustrates citizens and reduces oversight
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The last full week of the 2017 General Assembly had 220 bills still unfinished, with three bills introduced within five days of the end of session. Five big bills, two negotiated for wins and three up in the air, were on the docket. SB17-267, the Sustainability of Rural Colorado bill, initially received support for its…
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Gorman: Rural Colorado bill seriously lacking in transparency, accountability to taxpayers
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Senate Bill 17-267 was recently approved by the Senate Finance Committee on a 4-1 vote. That’s potentially bad news for taxpayers, and sick people. The bill would make Colorado’s state budget less transparent, reduce legislative and taxpayer control over state spending, create two new slush funds outside of legislative control, increase state indebtedness, and use…
