TABOR

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

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

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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Colorado to see ‘enormous decrease’ in revenue, less TABOR refunds because of new tax laws

The latest revenue forecast for Colorado’s state government reflected the effects of some of the 30 laws approved this year that changed tax policy, resulting in less revenue for state operations and decreased Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds to residents. 

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Who Raided Your Share of $2.8 Billion in TABOR Tax Refunds?

As a result of 101 bills passed by the Colorado legislature, over $2.8 billion in state TABOR refunds will not be distributed to Colorado taxpayers between 2024 and 2026, according to a recent report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI). This amount represents nearly half of the projected $6 billion in TABOR refunds expected over the next three years.

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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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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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