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TABOR showdown: Senate moves bill forward, Advance Colorado prepares for legal action
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Despite objections from legislative staff and Republican opposition, Senate Democrats on Friday moved forward with a proposal to reroute $306 million in taxpayer refunds. Already, critics are preparing to sue over the proposal that seeks to take $300 million in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds over the next two years to cover what Democratic lawmakers believe…
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Colorado budget plan seeks to keep $306 million by canceling TABOR refunds
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Tucked deep within the hundreds of pages of the proposed $46.8 billion 2026–27 state budget is a line item showing $306.1 million in savings — achieved by canceling Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds. Gov. Jared Polis has recommended withholding TABOR refunds in both 2026–27 and 2027–28. His budget proposal says the state accidentally overpaid $306.1…
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Colorado’s Medicaid overspending contributes to $1 billion hole in state reserve
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Colorado’s budget writers on Thursday examined a $1 billion hole in reserves for the next fiscal year, a deficit aggravated by overspending by the state agency that administers Medicaid. The Joint Budget Committee, which received revenue forecasts that will shape its decisions for the state’s 2025-26 spending plan, started its review by looking at the…
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IRS won’t tax Colorado’s TABOR refunds this year, Michael Bennet confirms
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Colorado taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief after U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet confirmed on Tuesday that the Internal Revenue Service won’t treat refunds issued under the state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights as taxable income this year. An aide to the Colorado Democrat said the lawmaker secured the commitment in a meeting with the IRS…