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What Colorado lawmakers could do in their special session on property taxes (and more)

When state lawmakers return to the state Capitol on Friday for a special session, the main focus will be on lowering property tax rates – an urgent action, said Gov. Jared Polis, before a bi...

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tina Peters files federal lawsuit to block criminal investigations, prosecutions against her

Peters, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado secretary of state last year, was indicted on 10 counts by a Mesa County grand jury. Her trial begins Feb. 7.

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Support for Proposition HH began eroding the moment the Colorado property tax relief plan was introduced

That weak foundation was reflected in how voters rejected Proposition HH, a 10-year property tax relief and state spending overhaul, by an 18 percentage-point margin last week

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Headed into her last session, Barbara McLachlan has lots to do

The four-term state representative says she will retire from public life

DATE: Nov 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango man with history of challenging city served with cease and desist letter

John Simpson named in campaign finance complaint filed with Colorado Secretary of State

DATE: Nov 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Although humbled and apologetic, Lauren Boebert is sticking to her guns

‘Closed mouths don’t get fed,’ congresswoman says in interview

DATE: Oct 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

For Boebert’s GOP rivals, it’s a race to the middle

Jeff Hurd and Russ Andrews pitch themselves as moderate options

DATE: Oct 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boebert touts work to GOP voters in SW Colorado, but theater scandal resurfaces

Boebert apologizes again for the September incident, but her Republican rivals aren’t ready to let her off the hook

DATE: Oct 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Springs man pleads guilty to felony assault charge stemming from Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol

A Colorado Springs man has pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The felony charge against 49-y...

DATE: Oct 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The unlikely affiliation between universal pre-K and nicotine taxes is a story of politics and tobacco money

At the Isabella Bird Community School in Denver, under a bluebird sky, preschoolers rumble around a playground as dad John Opp arrives to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Giuliana. She’s bee...

DATE: Oct 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No, Proposition HH doesn’t raise property taxes. But it’s unlikely to cut them as much as supporters say.

The Colorado Sun fact-checked misleading claims made by both sides on the 2023 Colorado ballot measure To hear Colorado’s political campaigns fight over Proposition HH, the 10-year property ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Polis holds listening session with local leaders

Stop part of a visit through Southwest Colorado

DATE: Oct 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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