Tag:Colorado Newsline
Legislature
Poll finds strong support for Colorado housing ideas backed by Democrats
Colorado voters across party lines say they support the policies that state lawmakers are prioritizing this session when it comes to increasing the state’s housing supply.
Legislature
Bipartisan deal to expand child tax credit, revive business tax breaks advances in Congress
A plan to temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive tax breaks for businesses received overwhelming bipartisan support in a committee vote Friday, a rare moment of compromise in a divided Congress that’s headed into a heated election year.
Legislature
Occupancy limits targeted in first housing affordability bill from Colorado Democrats
A Colorado bill would prohibit cities from enacting limits on how many people can live together, one of the many efforts lawmakers are considering this year to address the state’s housing shortage.
News
Sweeping overhaul of Colorado elections gets initial nod for ballot from state Title Board
A proposal backed by one of Colorado’s wealthiest political donors to dramatically overhaul how the state conducts its elections cleared its first hurdle before a little-known panel of public officials on Wednesday.
Briefs
Colorado lawsuit challenges legality of landlord-imposed ‘junk fees’ for basic services
A Colorado resident brought a proposed class-action lawsuit against the corporate apartment management company Greystar last week, alleging that the company charges unnecessary hidden fees on top of monthly rent to pad their bottom line.
Briefs
IRS won’t tax Colorado’s 2023 TABOR refunds
Coloradans don’t have to worry about paying taxes on their Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds this year.
Legislature
Auon’tai Anderson, former Denver school board member, suspends Colorado House campaign
Auon’tai Anderson announced on Tuesday that he will not seek a spot in the Colorado House of Representatives and will instead head up an education nonprofit dedicated to improving outcomes for Black students.
Legislature
Gun rights group challenges new Colorado ban on ghost guns
A gun-rights group filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday, aiming to overturn a new state law that bans owning, buying, transporting, making or selling so-called ghost guns.