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Bill to prevent popular initiatives in Colorado goes to vote

With an agreement to avoid a vote on the property tax, the halfway point of the legislative process was reached on Wednesday, so that the law can be finally passed later this week. Shortly after noon, the Colorado House of…

Why Colorado lawmakers are holding another special session on property taxes

The Colorado State Legislature is meeting this week for a special session on property taxes – for the second time in a year. Given the twists and turns in the state’s property tax debate, it’s easy to get confused as…

Colorado House of Representatives passes property tax deal on third day of special session • Colorado Newsline

A special session of the Legislature on property taxes is nearing its conclusion after the Colorado House of Representatives passed the session’s most important bill and it was debated in the Senate on Wednesday evening. This sets the stage for…

Pueblo Food Truck named crowd favorite at Colorado State Fair

A food truck from Denver won the coveted Golden Plate Award at the annual Governor’s Plate Contest at the Colorado State Fair on August 27, while the contest’s reigning champion from Pueblo took home the People’s Choice Award. Pueblo’s food…

New rules allow oil and gas projects to continue near neighborhoods already suffering from pollution – The Denver Post

Earlier this month, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), Colorado’s oil and gas regulator, released draft rules to approve or disapprove oil and gas projects. The draft rules fall far short of the ECMC’s mandate to regulate oil and…

Colorado Legislature Actions on Second Day of Special Property Tax Session

The Colorado General Assembly met this morning for the second day of a special property tax session to pass tax relief as part of a deal with conservative activists to avoid even deeper cuts on the November ballot. The session…

Colorado lawmakers begin special session on property taxes • Colorado Newsline

On Monday, the Colorado state legislature begins an extraordinary emergency period to work out a policy compromise that would lower property tax rates and prevent two major tax cut initiatives from appearing on the November ballot. The meeting will last…

These Pueblo food trucks will compete at the Colorado State Fair

Four of the seven food trucks competing in the 2024 Governor’s Plate competition – including last year’s winner – are from Pueblo, according to a joint press release from the Colorado State Fair, Colorado Department of Agriculture and Governor Jared…

Colorado’s new tax law benefits the richest families with the lowest incomes

Recently released demographic analyses show that two laws regulating the distribution of tax refunds will primarily benefit Colorado residents at opposite ends of the income scale. The two bills, passed as Senate Bill 228 and House Bill 1311, both targeted…

Polis calls special session to work out compromise on property tax

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is calling state lawmakers back to the Capitol later this month for a special session on property taxes. The hope is that lawmakers can pass enough tax cuts to avert two ballot bills that, if passed,…