The city said Friday that the ballot measure would miss a critical deadline and thus couldn’t go before voters in November
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It’s unclear if Aurora’s strong-mayor ballot question will go before voters in November
Proponents of the measure and the city released conflicting information Friday. The initiative is supported by Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and by Colorado Dawn, a conservative dark-money group.
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Colorado’s increased tobacco taxes are generating more money than expected. State lawmakers want to keep the surplus.
House Bill 1290 would refer a question to the November ballot requesting that the extra money collected through Proposition EE be transferred to Colorado’s new universal preschool program and the legislature’s general fund
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2023 Denver Municipal Election: Results for mayoral race, city council and more
Sixteen candidates are vying for Denver mayor. If no candidate wins 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will go to a runoff election
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Colorado lawmakers’ inaction on rising property tax bills stokes another ballot measure arms race
Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats, who control the Capitol, say they are committed to coming up with a long-term fix this year. But with the 2023 legislative session more than halfway over and no public proposal, fiscal policy nonprofits are filling the vacuum.