Politicians have long debated the "death tax," levied by the IRS on inter-generational transfers of wealth. Now, cash-starved local governments are looking to cash in on the deceased, too. At a recent Longmont City Council meeting, councilwoman Sarah Levison was so concerned a local estate sale was not collecting sales tax that she called authorities to "go out there and figure out what was going on."
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Follow this topic by RSSLongmont council member fought for city grant to her non-profit
A Face the State Staff Report
July 29, 2009By Greg Burt
Longmont city council member Karen Benker worked to influence the awarding of a $10,000 contract to a non-profit of which she was board member, despite concerns over the organization's safety record. The Boulder District Attorney's office is researching whether Benker's actions might be in violation of state law prohibiting elected officials from trying to influence a public decision involving a personal interest.
Longmont's Levison digs deep for tax revenue
July 1, 2009City of Longmont may move lucrative ad buys from local paper
A Face the State Staff Report
June 8, 2009
The City of Longmont is closely evaluating its contracts with the city's largest newspaper, the Daily Times-Call, and could move some or all of its advertising to another venue. While both the city and the newspaper's publisher say no action is imminent, at least two members of city council have inquired about the current contract, prompting staff research on the city's options in the arena.
On the campaign trail: 'Tweeting' city hall
June 2, 2009
Regular readers of Face The State know we're big fans of the short-message social networking site Twitter, and the many Colorado political movers and shakers who "tweet" their thoughts to the world. But as candidate Barack Obama's legions of Internet-savvy supporters demonstrated, Twitter can also be a powerful tool on the campaign trail. Longmont city council candidate Katie Witt is testing that theory on a more local level: she'll be all a-Twitter as she sits in on tonight's business at city hall.
Segment 1 - The week's news: Tancredo and Pelosi, 4 day school weeks, blighted malls?
FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin review some of the stories you might have missed this week. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo makes an interesting invitation to Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House, Pueblo schools may move to a 4-day school week, and Longmont gets into the "urban renewal" game.
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The week in Colorado news: Ritter's tax hike at the Supreme Court, federal judges, Longmont vs. RTD
Face The State's Kate Melvin joins FTS managing editor Brad Jones, guest-hosting on 600 KCOL, for a look at the week that was in Colorado news.
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FTS Humor: R.T.Disaster
Face The State Humor
July 24, 2008By Andrew Ripemoff
"RTD has a well-demonstrated history of developing projects within their projected budgets and time schedules."
Before you start laughing, wait. You're a little too eager. This isn't the punch line, rather it's actual wording from a resolution unanimously passed by the Boulder City Council on May 18th, 2004, in support of an RTD tax increase.