tax cuts and jobs act
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Washington’s tax cuts have been a game changer for Colorado’s small businesses
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While the Kavanaugh hearings have dominated national news, the biggest story not being told is the resurgence of American small businesses. They are driving historic economic growth and low unemployment both here in Colorado and across the nation. Small businesses are the beating heart of local economies. Together they fuel the national economy, creating two-thirds…
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SLOAN | Who knew? Keeping more of your money is actually a good thing
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The war over the efficacy of tax reductions, like taxes themselves, is perennial, the neo-Keynesian opponents of tax relief proving stubbornly resistant to evidence. Colorado was chosen as the location for launching the inaugural salvo in the latest campaign to demonstrate to the doubters that, yes, it’s really true: allowing people to keep more of…
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson plans visit to Aurora affordable housing complex
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson is scheduled to tour an affordable housing site in Aurora Monday afternoon with U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and the city’s new mayor, Bob LeGare. The officials plan to visit the $53 million Village at Westerly Creek complex on East Kentucky Avenue and talk about Aurora’s Opportunity…
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SLOAN | A federal tax cut begets — at last — a local utility rate cut
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120 days may seem interminable, at times, to those caught up in the day-to-day grind of the Colorado legislative session, but a great deal happens in those mere four months and enough is packed into that short time to allow some pretty important items to slip past the tripwires of the fourth estate more or…
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TIPTON | Good riddance to an outdated tax code
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This year, April 17, marked a day each American dreads: Tax Day. In the weeks leading up to this day every year, Americans scramble to fill out complicated tax forms with the hope that some of their hard-earned money will be returned by the government. Filing taxes this year was the same old unpleasant and…
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Bill to prevent 529 savings from being used for K-12 wins first approval in House
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Parents who want to tap into 529 savings accounts to cover K-12 private education – thanks to a change in a federal tax law that would allow it – might face tax headaches in Colorado. House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been trying to work out how Colorado law handles a change…
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Q&A with Jeff Wasden: Biz community point man talks tax reform — and the ‘advocacy of reason’
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Colorado Business Roundtable President Jeff Wasden isn’t just a prominent advocate for the state’s business community; he’s arguably its all-around go-to guy. And he seems to be everywhere. You’ll find him convening civic summits on pressing policy issues like immigration; you’ll hear him on the radio and via podcast interviewing the state’s policy leaders; you’ll…
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CIRULI: Will the tax plan sell itself? Republicans had better hope so
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Just as President Trump was hoping to leave for his holiday in Palm Beach, cable commentators were questioning why he hadn’t yet signed the tax bill. Trump, ever sensitive to his TV image, staged a quick signing ceremony on December 20 before wheels up. When asked if he will spend time promoting the plan, Trump…
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Campaign finance reform group hammers Mike Coffman on tax bill vote with six-figure ad buy
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A political action committee devoted to driving big money out of politics on Tuesday launched a six-figure digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for the Aurora Republican’s vote in favor of the tax reform bill passed by Congress last month. “Congressman Coffman represents the worst of Washington’s pay-to-play system, and he’s proven time…
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TIPTON: On the agenda for 2018 — water rights, veterans care and more
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It is an honor to represent the people of Colorado’s Third Congressional District, and with the second session of the 115th Congress underway. I am focused on continuing to advance legislation to build economic opportunities for hardworking Colorado families, protect our nation’s public lands, and guarantee safe and healthy communities. In 2017, my colleagues and…
