Three anti-tax petitions are being circulated in hopes of rolling back recently-enacted tax and fee increases at next year's election. Backers of the initiatives emphasize the grassroots nature of their endeavor, but Colorado's most prominent tax-cutting activists are at work in the background helping to shepherd the measures to the ballot.
A recent Colorado Supreme Court decision upholding a 2007 property tax increase is causing school districts to consider reinstating revenue caps in order to keep property taxes low. The problem is, these districts could end up penalized under this year’s School Finance Act, which was introduced Monday.
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer has the latest on a looming $600 million state budget deficit. Plus, why did state Rep. Doug Bruce recently threaten to eat - yes, eat - Colorado's constitution?
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Outgoing Rep. Doug Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, may be bitter, but he’s right.
In a Wednesday e-mail to reporters and a group of fellow state lawmakers, Bruce calls out the Denver Post editorial board for lying about his baby, better known as the Taxpayers Bill of Rights.
Our favorite ex-state legislator is at it again. And no, Doug Bruce didn’t kick another photographer.
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Dozens of state organizations and elected officials have endorsed Referendum O, a measure that proposes to transform Colorado's ballot initiative process.
Face The State's Kate Melvin joins FTS managing editor Brad Jones for a look at the week that was in Colorado news, including a recap of winners and losers in this week's party primaries.
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Voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the outcome of Colorado's most competitive primaries, with excitement extending far beyond closely contested match-ups in the state's 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts. Local state House and Senate races also buzzed with activity, with last minute strategies appearing as diverse as the candidates themselves.
As news comes from the Capitol that a sexual harassment complaint against state Rep. Douglas Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, has been dropped, we've got to wonder. Could there be something wrong with Capitol policies or leadership that allow one person to smear another's through the mud, and then even with evidence suggests exoneration, none is provided?
With Democrats heading to Denver this August for their national convention, all eyes will be on western states, including Colorado, as models for how the left can win over conservative and moderate voters here. Republicans now say they are ready to fight back and while the money chase will be tough, leaders say they are putting together a ground game that will, in part, exploit a multitude of fee and tax increases passed by the Democrat-led legislature.
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It’s been just over a week since the legislature has adjourned and yet, somehow, someway, the sun still rises every morning.
In the aftermath of state Rep. Douglas Bruce's latest antics, the state's legislative leadership is finally starting to get it. Instead of giving Bruce attention, his House and Senate colleagues should ignore him.
Political Cartoon for Jan. 21: Bruce "Taps" the Vote
