Lawmakers are trying to come up with a fix after Proposition HH failed in the November election. But conservatives, liberals and businesses are offering their own solutions.
Colorado politics
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Joe Biden is coming to Colorado. He’ll be in the Denver area Tuesday and Pueblo on Wednesday.
Biden will attend a fundraiser in Denver and then visit the CS Wind factory in Pueblo, the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant. He was originally scheduled to go to the plant in October.
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What the Colorado legislature passed during the special session and how it will affect your wallet
The Democratic majority cut property taxes and expanded social welfare programs. But a long-term solution to the state’s rising property taxes will have to wait.
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Zornio: Social media is ruining Colorado politics. Is it too late to stop?
Platforms like Twitter (X) are eroding local mental health, truth and trust. Can we rewind the clock?
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Donald Trump can appear on Colorado’s 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot, judge rules
Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace found, however, that Trump “incited an insurrection”
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Colorado state budget concerns cast shadow over special session on property taxes
Under one economic forecast, the state may have to cut spending or dip into the reserves to balance this year’s budget
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Nicolais: Odd-year election gives us a preview of what is working and what is not before 2024
There were clear indicators across the country and state that should dictate what Coloradans will see next year in both the presidential and congressional races
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How Colorado’s governor plans to pay off the state’s 14-year-old school funding shortfall by 2025
The Colorado governor’s $38B budget proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year would fully fund K-12 education for the first time since the Great Recession.
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Group supporting Proposition HH launches $1 million ad blitz as Election Day nears
A late infusion of cash to Property Tax Relief Now made the spending possible, but the groups opposing the ballot measure have still raised and spent more money
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Jared Polis vows to veto bill authorizing sites where people could use illicit drugs and be revived if they overdose
The governor’s opposition effectively means the so-called overdose prevention centers won’t be allowed in Colorado until at least after his term ends in January 2027