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Colorado owes taxpayers $34M in refunds it never sent. That means trouble for the state budget. 

The state government owes Colorado taxpayers an extra $34 million in refunds it should have sent out years ago, legislative budget staff told lawmakers Friday, blowing a hole in the state’s budget with just days left in the 2024 legislative session.

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Despite Boeing delays, Southwest Airlines VP talks Colorado Springs Airport service expansions

In a month that’s seen Southwest Airlines dropping airports and limiting hiring in response to poor financial reports, a representative on Tuesday said business was good three years into service at the Colorado Springs Airport. 

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Democrats make deal with governor to redirect TABOR refunds to low-income families

Democrats in the Colorado legislature on Tuesday announced a deal with Gov. Jared Polis to make sweeping changes to the state tax code that reduce income taxes and redirect hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer refunds to low-income parents and the middle class.

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House Republican minority boasts passage of two bills into law, advancing five others they led

A pair of bills carried by Republican members of the Colorado House have been signed into law, along with a few other victories as the countdown to closure of the state legislature draws near.

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