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Panic over property taxes: Pay now or pay more later
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The last days of 2017 were hectic for one Arapahoe County agency, as President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. By the end of last week, the Arapahoe County Treasurer’s Office had collected around $20 million more in early property tax payments than it had the year prior. With Trump’s signing of…
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FEEDBACK: Tank in Trump’s shadow; t’anks for the tax cuts
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How’s Tom gonna win where Trump couldn’t? I spent a lot of time in 2016 helping the Trump campaign. We did OK. We crushed eastern Colorado. Heck, we even won Pueblo County! But we lost Colorado by 5 points. To Hillary. So, riddle me this: For those of you who think Tom Tancredo can win…
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FEEDBACK: The perils of legal pot; thanks for tax reform
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Don’t overlook the hidden costs of legal marijuana For those of us of a certain age, the term “snake-oil-salesman” is common to describe someone who will try to sell us something that will cure all our ills, heal our wounds and generally make our lives better with one simple product. For Coloradans that product is…
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Doug Lamborn: Republican tax legislation ‘puts a stake through the heart of Obamacare’
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn cheered word Friday that congressional Republicans had secured enough votes to pass a massive overhaul of the nation’s tax laws that President Donald Trump has said he hopes to sign before the end of the year but that Democrats say favors corporations and the wealthy without much helping everyone else. “The…
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman sets Wednesday telephone town hall to discuss ‘critical issues’
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, plans to hold an hour-long telephone town hall Wednesday evening, his office announced, as tax reform legislation barrels its way through Congress and a deadline for a crucial spending bill looms. The conference call is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Register here to receive a call at the…
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Colorado could lose millions in mineral lease revenues under tax bill
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Hundreds of Colorado cities, counties and school districts could lose as much as $21 million in mining payments if the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act working its way through Congress passes in its current form. That’s the claim by the left-leaning Center for American Progress, which last week reported the tax bill would balloon…
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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…
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National Democrats, pro-Obamacare group hammer Mike Coffman for vote supporting tax bill
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Save My Care, an organization opposed to repealing the Affordable Care Act, are targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman with digital ads criticizing his support for Republican-sponsored tax reform legislation, the groups said Monday. The DCCC is unleashing ads on vulnerable GOP incumbents, including Coffman, who voted for the House…
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TIPTON: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be a winner for Colorado
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This past week the House of Representatives took a historic step forward and passed a comprehensive tax reform package. The last time the tax code was reformed was 1986, and since then it has become convoluted, burdensome and has started working against Coloradan families and businesses. It is past time for tax reform, and the…
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College students and grads will be just fine under the tax bill
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After Republican lawmakers released the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a predictable flurry of attempts came about to discredit the legislation and its push to eliminate numerous special-interest deductions and loopholes currently consuming the tax code. One of the prime expressions of fear-mongering is on student loans and higher-education costs. Although imperfect and bearing many…
