A bill passed today, touted as the answer to skyrocketing property taxes, does NOT cut property taxes. Instead of paying an effective rate of 6.3% this year, you’ll be paying 6.8% next year.
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On May 1, 2024, The House Education Committee hearing for Colorado Senate Bill 24-158 proceeded without hearing from any of the 37 opponents registered to provide testimony against the bill. Capital insiders were struck by the one-sided monopolization of the hearing, where only testimony in support of the legislation was permitted. This raises concerns about legislative protocol and stakeholder engagement.
Smrz: Thirty-seven 1st Amendment advocates denied a voice at Colorado Capitol Read More »
With just one day left in the legislative session, an eleventh-hour property tax deal has unanimously cleared two House committees and secured approval at its second reading on the floor.
Property tax bill on track to reach governor’s desk by final day of session Read More »
I think that, among other things, one-party dominance in this state has led to an arrogance on the part of the ruling party.
Colorado’s property tax code would be reimagined — with long-term rate cuts for homeowners and businesses and a local revenue cap — under a fiercely negotiated, last-minute bipartisan bill introduced in the legislature Monday that aims to provide tax relief while protecting funding for K-12 schools.
AColorado bill that would have banned the purchase, sale and transfer of a broad swath of semiautomatic firearms, defined in the measure as assault weapons, will be shelved at the request of one of its main sponsors.
With the end of the legislative session looming closer, members of Colorado’s state House worked on Sunday to debate bills, hold a committee hearing and advanced several measures.
Colorado lawmakers OK bills on AI, oil and gas, medical malpractice Read More »
I have not ever seen this many really bad bills in one session. Further there are still way too many bills yet to be fully processed and this too looks like a record-breaking volume.
Lundberg: A look at the bad bills remaining in the final week of session Read More »
A panel of Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday rejected legislation that would have prohibited the Colorado Department of Transportation from charging annual fees for right-of-way access to deploy broadband networks in some of the most remote areas of rural Colorado.
Bill to boost rural broadband, opposed by Polis administration, dies in committee Read More »
The bill to put Colorado’s funeral home operators under state regulation for the first time in 40 years won near unanimous approval from the House Wednesday.
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