Committee kills vacancy-tax proposal, but more housing debates are coming
While legislators continue to consider numerous ways to fund affordable housing this session, one potential solution that won’t advance is a proposal to let local…
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Feb. 9 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: The vacancy tax debate
Is the idea of allowing local governments to charge a vacancy tax to owners of residences left empty for much of the year a new…
For third time, state board approves ballot title for progressive income tax
A Colorado election board gave proponents of a graduated income tax the OK for a third time Wednesday to move ahead with an initiative that’s…
First-day bills seek to expand price-gouging prohibitions, incentivize data centers
The 94 bills introduced on the first day of the 2026 legislative session include wide-ranging efforts to incentivize data centers, create an enterprise to boost…
2026 Colorado Legislative Preview: A tale of affordability, regulations and regulatory reform
For several years, Colorado legislators from both parties have vowed to tackle the state’s affordability crisis, only to butt heads over how to do that…
Colorado officials again stall progressive income tax ballot initiative by declaring it to have multiple subjects
In a saga offering more twists than a soap opera, Colorado Title Board members reversed course on Wednesday and determined an initiative to establish a…
Title board gives OK for proponents to move ahead on progressive income tax measure
The effort to replace Colorado’s uniform tax rate with a graduated income tax is moving ahead again, after a state board ruled Wednesday that a…
Vacancy taxes, real-estate transfer fees among new levies that local governments seek to assess
Local governments seeking additional revenue for housing and other priorities want to ask legislators next year to let them assess several new taxes and fees…
Voters approved two-thirds of requested lodging-tax hikes
Six of nine Colorado counties that sought lodging-tax increases in last week’s election passed the measures, indicating that while residents in tourist-draw areas remain largely…
Oct. 20 Business Buzz: Graduated income tax proposal
On the first of two 9News Business Buzz episodes from Oct. 20, 2025, Ed Sealover, editor of The Sum & Substance and vice president of…