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.
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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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.
Anyone choosing to visit the state’s capitol is doing so at their own peril, Minority House Whip Rep. Richard Holtorf told Grant Stinchfield during a recent appearance on Real America’s Voice.
‘Citizens are not safe coming to the state capitol’, Rep. Holtorf says on Stinchfield Read More »
With more than a dozen amendments being added to the new school finance formula, outspoken opponents that have come out against the measure may move closer to a position of support.
Amendments to Colorado’s school finance formula could move opponents closer to support Read More »
Facing outcry from local officials, Colorado Democrats this week said they would back off a plan to withhold highway maintenance funding from cities that don’t meet proposed state targets for housing density near transit stops.
The long-awaited major property tax bill will likely be introduced sometime early next week, giving it about a week to work through the General Assembly before its May 8 adjournment.
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On day 105 of the 120-day legislative session, lawmakers have 374 bills out of 673 bills introduced that need action between now and midnight, May 8, when the session adjourns.
In final weeks of Colorado legislative session, 374 bills still need action Read More »
A bipartisan bill offering increased protection for victims of sexual crime offenses has been signed into law by Lt. Gov. Diana Primavera, in the absence of Gov. Jared Polis.
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Rep. Ryan Armagost, formerly a law enforcement officer, was critical Wednesday of a rushed process and lack of stakeholder involvement in House Bill 1460, titled “addressing measures to strengthen responses to law enforcement misconduct.”
Rep. Armagost complains House Bill 1460 is ‘blatantly punitive for officers’ Read More »
