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Hickenlooper says moderation is best path for Democrats
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was in the New York Times Sunday talking about how out-of-power Democrats could take advantage of the national mood. They do it by being moderate, he said. (And that describes Hickenlooper, too.) If Democrats do pick up seats in red states, they’re certain to face hostile Republicans they’ll have to negotiate…
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GOP has made things better for the small businesses that drive our economy
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Last week was National Small Business Week, an annual recognition of the big role that small businesses play in the country’s economic success. Small businesses drive local and national economic growth, job creation, and innovation, providing livelihoods for one million Coloradans and their families as well as improving the livelihoods of the rest. And this year there is…
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FEEDBACK: Small business scores with Washington’s tax cuts
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President Donald Trump staked his first year in office on a blockbuster new tax bill – one that brought a much-needed overhaul to the country’s outdated tax code. He and Congress delivered, bringing home big cuts. But they’re not just any cuts. Because America’s small businesses are the backbone of its economy, Congress wisely directed…
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Insights: Tax reform loot comes in a mixed bag for Colorado
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There’s no denying that the tax overhaul delivered by the Republicans and President Trump put money in Colorado’s pocket, albeit wealthy people and corporations did better than most of us. In the wake of the new law, minimum-wage workers at Walmart are getting a pay raise to $11 an hour, even as thousands of their…
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Denver council: GOP tax reform would have a ‘devastating impact’ on city
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With the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades moving through Congress, Denver City Council authored a letter this week contending the Republican-led tax reform effort would harm the city’s “financial integrity and economic development.” In the letter addressed to Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet, and Rep. Diana DeGette, the 13-member Denver council…
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White House: Walker Stapleton among state officials backing GOP’s overhaul of nation’s tax laws
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Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a candidate for governor in next year’s election, is among dozens of Republican state officials backing efforts to overhaul the nation’s tax laws, the White House announced a day before congressional Republican leaders said they’d reached a deal on the legislation. “I applaud and support the efforts of federal lawmakers and…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in weekly Democratic address calls GOP tax plan ‘the opposite of what we need’
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado on Friday sounded the alarm over Republican-sponsored tax legislation steaming its way through Congress, charging the bill only helps the very wealthy at the same time it adds to everyone else’s burdens – all while exploding the national debt. “As early as next week the United States Senate may…
