Taxes

Mayor’s push for ‘affordable’ housing will lead to Denver voters considering $100M sales tax hike in November

A divided Denver City Council on Monday approved a measure that will ask Denver voters in November to hike the city’s sales tax by 0.5 points to generate $100 million, which Mayor Mike Johnston wants to spend on “affordable” housing. 

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Panel of Colorado lawmakers schedule meeting amid talk of property tax compromise, special session

A panel of Colorado lawmakers tasked with crafting long-term property tax policy is meeting on Monday, potentially laying down the groundwork for a special session amid speculation that parties are negotiating a potential compromise that would pull two initiatives from the November ballot in exchange for deeper reductions to people’s tax liabilities.

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