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December revenue forecasts begin to look at impact of federal tax law on Colorado

Dec 20, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

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…
The state water plan hits its cotton anniversary, amidst falling revenues for its projects

Nov 21, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Cotton is the symbol for the second anniversary: According to one website, cotton is both a symbol of increasing strength and an ability to adapt. That seems an appropriate way to describe Colorado’s water plan, which this week hit its second anniversary. The plan, under the oversight of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), is…
Colorado’s economy healthy, but rural areas still struggle, economists say

Sep 20, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Colorado’s economic outlook continues to be positive – good news enjoyed more by the Front Range than rural communities, according to state economists. On Wednesday those economists presented the quarterly revenue forecast that lawmakers will look at ahead of the 2018-19 budget year. The news is good, said Natalie Mullis, chief economist for the General Assembly’s…
As severance taxes dry up, so do school gardens

Jan 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Growing relationships and young minds in school gardens could die on the vine without more green stuff, if that green stuff is money. The Montezuma School to Farm Project in southwest Colorado is facing hardships, just months after its students were planting cauliflower, broccoli, peas and other vegetables in the White House kitchen garden. The students,…

severance taxes

December revenue forecasts begin to look at impact of federal tax law on Colorado

The state water plan hits its cotton anniversary, amidst falling revenues for its projects

Colorado’s economy healthy, but rural areas still struggle, economists say

As severance taxes dry up, so do school gardens