In 1992 voters enacted the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to constrain the growth of government by requiring voter approval for tax increases. Since then, the state government has built a new structure to avoid that requirement.
Colorado’s fee-based enterprises skirt TABOR, increase revenue by 3,000% Read More »
The Colorado State Capitol will be closed on Thursday due to sewer leak.
Sewer line break leads to closure of Colorado State Capitol Read More »
More than 200 new Colorado laws will take effect on Aug. 7.
On this Colorado Day, I remember the 1970s when our local radio station would open its morning show by playing The Colorado Song: “If I had a wagon, I would go to Colorado,” praising a state known for “Rocky Mountain peaks, climbing up to the sky” and inhabited by “folks who are rugged and bold!”
Hillman: ‘The Colorado Song’ recalls a better time and place Read More »
Lawmakers in states across the country are belatedly moving to restore the property rights of owners who have been forced into lengthy and often costly court battles to reclaim their houses from squatters exploiting pandemic-era tenant protections to take over empty houses.
States scramble to close legal loopholes squatters use to take homes from owners Read More »
A large swath of voters may be concerned with the direction of the state and with items ranging from tax burden to cost of living and education, painting a pessimistic picture in an election year, a poll conducted in late 2023 finds.
State leaders have already distributed millions of dollars this year to dozens of local governments and housing organizations that have pledged to build affordable units across Colorado in the coming years.
