soda tax
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Only Democratic candidates answered Healthier Colorado questions
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Health care is a major issue in politics, but Healthier Colorado could only get half of the eight candidates running for governor to respond to a questionnaire about their policies. The left-leaning advocacy organization is the same one that pushed a tax on sugary soft drinks in Boulder in 2016, with a big assist from former…
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Boulder residents challenge ballot initiative to tax soda
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A citizens group is challenging the validity of a citizen ballot initiative that proposes an excise tax on soda and other sugary drinks. The Daily Camera reports that Mark Gelband, with the backing of the Colorado Beverage Association, is arguing that the coalition Healthy Boulder Kids did not use accurate language in its ballot petition to have…
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Boulder sets its sights on soda
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While attention has been focused on Colorado’s battle over beer and wine, advocates of a soda tax in Boulder have been making their move to place a measure on the November ballot. Healthy Boulder Kids has filed ballot language which proposes a two-cent-per-ounce excise tax on sugary drinks including sodas and other beverages made with sugar, sweeteners,…
