TABOR

Hillman: Fiscal tailgating put Colorado in the ditch

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Headlines from the state Capitol might cause a reader to believe Colorado is in a deep recession. Legislators say they must cut more than $1 billion in spending to balance the 2025-26 budget.

Still, state government has $687 million more to spend than last year in a $19 billion budget. So why all the histrionics about a budget “crisis”?

Because Colorado lawmakers practice fiscal tailgating.

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Rep. Gonzalez: Colorado doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem

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In the state of Colorado, we are facing over a $1.2 BILLION dollar shortfall. As we are now halfway through the 2025 legislative session, we have seen little progress from the lawmaking majority on making hard and significant cuts to our budget. Rather than admit the improper allocation of taxpayer dollars, the majority uses this predicament to go after and attack our Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).

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Democrats target TABOR as budget crisis exposes reckless spending

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As Colorado faces a $1.2 billion budget deficit, state lawmakers are once again debating the role of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) in shaping the state’s financial future. With deep cuts expected for education, health care and social services, some Democratic legislators are raising concerns over TABOR’s limits on government spending. Yet Republicans argue that the deficit is a result of overspending rather than shortfalls in revenue.

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‘We wanted to stand up for all taxpayers’: State Supreme Court affirms taxpayer victory against water district

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When Northeast Coloradan residents noticed their property taxes double from 2019 to 2020, a few of them filed suit against the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District. 

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Lakewood voters to decide on eliminating taxpayer protections in November

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The Lakewood City Council in August referred a measure to the November 5 ballot asking voters to permanently eliminate revenue limitations in place under the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). Despite some complicated ballot wording, a yes vote on the measure boils down to an end to refunds of taxes over-collected by the city for good starting in 2026.

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Logan County TABOR issues highlight local concerns: Free State CO talks ranked choice voting

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The deadline to get local ballot issues on your local ballot passed recently.  As such I called the Logan County Clerk and Recorder’s Office to see about anything on the ballot in Logan County.

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In Jefferson Co., campaign seeks to protect TABOR caps, as voters in other areas asked to remove them

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Cities and counties across the metro area are going to voters asking to remove revenue limits set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. In Jefferson County there is now a push to save TABOR that is gaining momentum as well.

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