Commission discussion signals likely property-tax special session
Colorado legislators appear headed for another debate about lowering property taxes after an influential commission largely backed a compromise plan Monday to cut taxes further…
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Could provisions of property-tax-cut initiative make it harder to build new homes?
Initiatives 50 and 108 would affect Colorado’s housing market directly by cutting property-tax bills. But builders and special-district leaders believe they also will have an…
Property-tax-cut proponents accuse state officials of misinterpreting ballot language when predicting draconian cuts
Proponents and opponents are battling over a key phrase in a property-tax cut proposal that may appear on November’s ballot — one whose interpretation could…
A look at the nine initiatives headed to the November ballot — and the 23 others that could join them
As most Colorado voters turn their attention from the congressional and legislative primaries that will come to a head Tuesday to the heated general-election races,…
Colorado budget director details $3B in potential cuts from property-tax-cut initiatives
Colorado’s budget director on Friday laid out a list of actions the state could have to take — including higher-education funding cuts that could lead…
New laws aim to simplify Colorado’s “insane” sales-and-use-tax system
Small Colorado retailers got a boost from state-government leaders this week, as Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the last of five 2024 bills aimed…
Polis inks new or expanded tax credits to boost jobs in two sectors
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a pair of tax credits Tuesday that are aimed at growing two specific Colorado industries — one that the…
Polis signs bills limiting property and income taxes
Just eight days after legislators introduced a slowly cooked bill to reduce commercial and residential property tax assessments, Gov. Jared Polis quickly signed the bill…
Businesses expected the worst in 2024. They got “the most successful session in years.”
At the start of the 2024 legislative session, Colorado business leaders cringed at the thought of frustrated progressives not just bringing back bills that were…
Property-tax break crosses finish line as 2024 legislative session adjourns
A bill to offer a $1.3 billion property-tax cut completed a whirlwind ride through the Legislature on the final day of the 2024 session Wednesday,…