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Senate Bill 135: Tax Hike Falsely Promises Higher Teacher Pay
According to the sponsors of Senate Bill 135, Colorado teachers will remain severely underpaid unless voters approve massive spending increases and a permanent change to how the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) revenue cap is calculated. In…
House Bill Balances Colorado Budget Using Taxpayer…
Should voters have a say in whether Colorado’s state government can keep and spend $289.1 million in…
Senate Bill 135: Colorado Senate Okays Sleight-of-Hand…
Colorado state senators recently engaged in more debate over Senate Bill 135, ultimately passing the…
Colorado Kicking the Can on Runaway Medicaid Spending
Colorado legislators appear slow to address health care spending reforms, despite concerning reports…
Duo of Tax Measures Dig Deep into Coloradans’ Pockets
This year’s progressive proposals for tax reform in Colorado raise serious concerns about their…
Legislative Sleight of Hand: How SB-135 and Initiative 282 Reveal a Double Standard on the Ballot
Independence Institute recently received title approval for Initiative 2025-2026 #282, a near-carbon copy of Senate Bill 135, this year’s attempt by the legislature to eliminate TABOR refunds and permanently alter the state’s spending limit, all…
Colorado’s Budget Setting Reality Belies Sky-Is-Falling…
Colorado’s legislature is in the midst of debating and finalizing the budget for the coming 2026-27…
Senate Bill 135: New Fiscal Note Makes Bad Legislation…
Senate Bill 135, legislation that could permanently end the refund of overcollected tax dollars, as…
Colorado Progressives Shift Budget Blame to TABOR and…
Karl Marx, co-author of The Communist Manifesto, once wrote “History repeats itself, first as…
Senate Bill 135: Blank Check Forgives Chronic Colorado…
Claims that Senate Bill 26-135 could permanently eliminate the refund of overcollected revenue under…
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