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Colorado education groups ask lawmakers to devise plan to boost school funding, eye 2026 ballot measure

Colorado education advocacy groups are banding together to call on lawmakers to begin more seriously examining how to close the gap between the amount Colorado spends on public education and the amount necessary to fully fund schools.ย 

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Colorado Democrats want to raise tax obligation, keep TABOR refund to pay for school meals

Colorado Democrats want to increase the tax obligation of Coloradans earning at least $300,000 and allow the state to keep dollars due to be refunded to residents under two ballot proposals they say would fix a $50 million deficit in a program meant to provide free meals to all students.ย  ย  ย 

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Richard Holtorf, retired Army colonel, former state House whip and cattle rancher, will seek Colorado GOP chair

Richard Holtorf, a former state representative and the chairman of the Washington County Republican Party, announced Saturday in an exclusive interview with Rocky Mountain Voice his intention to seek the chairmanship of the Colorado Republican Party.

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Will Colorado Springsโ€™ growth come at cost to Eastern Plains? Farmers say yes.

The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District stepped up its fight against a massive Colorado Springs annexation, citing concerns that water from farms in southeastern Colorado would be used to supply 6,500 new homes and businesses to support them.

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