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Tax Policy

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Occupy Denver: Read the letters Denver's 99 percent wrote to President Barack Obama

    Wikimedia Commons​Occupy Denver has launched a call-to-action in advance of Barack Obama's trip to Denver. The plan is for the president, here for a fundraiser and a jobs speech, to receive a bag of letters from the local 99 percent. Although the details of that plan are under wraps, the group ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Jared Polis has ideas for closing federal budget gap other than legalizing marijuana -- really

    Jared Polis.​Although the so-called Gang of Six's proposal for averting debt-ceiling catastrophe is getting the lion's share of attention right now, Representative Jared Polis has floated some revenue-raising ideas of his own, which the media has largely winnowed down to this: Legalizing marij ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    TABOR challenge: John Suthers to vigorously defend amendment against lawsuit

    John Suthers.​The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, which requires tax increases to be okayed by popular vote, was approved in 1992, meaning that it's been in place for nearly two decades -- and a pain in the neck to legislators for the same amount of time. Now, a coalition of lawmakers and notables ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Jared Polis stars in National Cannabis Industry Association event (PHOTOS)

    More pics below.​An event last night illustrates the growing power of the medical marijuana biz not just in Colorado, but nationwide. The stars of the show were Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a new, Washington, D.C.-based lobbying organization, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Douglas Bruce preventative measures: Are legislators trying to outlaw him?

    Douglas Bruce.​After the uproar over three tax-cutting initiatives on last year's ballot, at least two bills introduced in the 2011 legislative session are designed to head off similarly furtive petition strategies in the future -- and keep anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce from repeating the pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Douglas Bruce story soon to become a kids' lit classic: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

    Douglas Bruce on a picnic with his lawyer David Lane.​ Douglas Bruce, the California Democrat turned Colorado Republican, is the embodiment of the classic bad boy character of children's literature. Of course, he isn't trying to be bad, it's just something that's natural. Everyone and everythi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Tambor Williams, Dan Maes's new running mate, a longtime insider, not a revolutionary

    Tambor Williams.​Dan Maes will announce his lieutenant governor pick at noon today -- and the choice will reportedly be Tambor Williams. In some respects, Williams fits the lieutenant governor wish list of Northern Colorado Tea Party director Lesley Hollywood, given her experience as a four-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Douglas Bruce linked to Balloon Boy and Ward Churchill by group fighting 60, 61 and 101

    Douglas Bruce.​Coloradans for Responsible Reform has tons of money to fight tax-cutting amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101, not to mention some heavy hitters in its corner; for instance, its spokesman, Dan Hopkins, used to do the same job for Governor Bill Owens. So what's one of its key ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Hasan family members largest reported donors to tax-cutting measures: Link to Douglas Bruce?

    Ali Hasan​Members of the Hasan family, the wealthy backers of Colorado GOP causes, whose award of a $300,000 fellowship to Scott McInnis erupted last week in a plagiarism scandal, are also the largest single donors to three tax-cutting initiatives on the November ballot. The measures -- Amen ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Signed, sealed and rejected: These political activists are rabble with a cause

    Ali Hasan​Members of the Hasan family, the wealthy backers of Colorado GOP causes, whose award of a $300,000 fellowship to Scott McInnis erupted last week in a plagiarism scandal, are also the largest single donors to three tax-cutting initiatives on the November ballot. The measures -- Amen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Medical marijuana good for Colorado Springs? "Yes," says mayor -- and so is a TABOR time-out

    Lionel Rivera.​Lionel Rivera, the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, says his city has a chance to resurrect itself from pummeling budget cuts brought on by the recession and the state's tax law that limits the city's ability to fund its coffers. The medical marijuana industry boon, among ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Scott McInnis wants to bring Arizona immigration law to Colorado: Have your papers ready

    This man would like to see some ID.​Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis has been spending plenty of time on KHOW's airwaves lately. On Monday, for instance, he attempted to counter suggestions that he's not especially charitable during an appearance on the Caplis & Silverman show b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Scott McInnis "sincere" in offer to John Hickenlooper about denouncing tax legislation

    "Don't you miss my mustache?"​At this hour, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis is in Pueblo to make a speech about what he considers to be job-killing tax increases on candy and other items that were passed by the Colorado senate on Wednesday. And according to McInnis spokesman S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, says Clear the Bench Colorado -- and John Suthers seems to agree

    ClearTheBenchColorado.org's Facebook profile picture gives you a pretty good idea where Matt Arnold's coming from.​It took the better part of a week, but Matt Arnold, the man behind ClearTheBenchColorado.org, has finally gotten the Denver Post to blink. On Tuesday, the paper published, "AG Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Scott McInnis: Is he more politically skillful than we thought?

    "Can't we all just get along?"​Political observers have spent a lot of time har-dee-har-ing at Scott McInnis over the years -- and indeed, he's made plenty of errors and gaffes during his time in the public eye. Note his prediction that fellow Republican Bob Schaffer would lose the 2008 Senat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Jane Norton's introduction not too mavericky

    Earlier this week, ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo said former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton, then on the cusp of formally announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, wasn't "ready for prime time" and was only running because she'd been urged to do so by Arizona Senator John McCain. Since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Did the spontaneity-free climate-change rally in Greeley have a Mr. Burns touch?

    As we pointed out yesterday, a climate-change rally in Greeley on Wednesday didn't exactly qualify as a grassroots uprising, given the participation of EnergyCitizens.org, an affiliate of the American Petroleum Institute, which opposes legislation to cap greenhouse gases recently passed by the U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Who are you, Congressman Polis?

    ​ Your daily recommended dose of blog. Send us links. Is Jared Polis a crony for his rich friends? (Colorado Pols) Or simply trying to help small businesses? (Square State) Tax-cutting petitions circulating. (Face the State)

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    TABOR baby-daddy Douglas Bruce weighs in on Denver's secret tax "diversion scheme"

    Over $80 million in fees has flowed from the Wastewater building The June 9 Westword feature "Down the Drain" examined how Denver officials are using funds designated for the improvement and maintenance of the city's storm-water drainage system to pay for various non-storm expenses. The investig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Timing dubious in push to raise FasTracks taxes

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Focus on the Family's nightmare scenario about an Obama victory

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    We miss you already, Douglas Bruce

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    We miss you already, Douglas Bruce

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    McCain Holds Town Hall in Town

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Fate of the Union

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    Douglas Bruce's Legislative Debut Is a Real Kick

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    Shmuck of the Week: Douglas Bruce

    Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District took the wraps off an RTD-financed survey in which more than 60 percent of respondents said they'd "generally support" a tax increase to complete current FasTracks exansion by 2017. This info spawned prominently placed stories in the Denver Post and ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Fire Sale

    The cost of cigarettes could go up in smoke this November.

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Bruce Talk

    The father of tax limits offers a radical diet for lean times.

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    The Hundred Days' War

    How hard is it to find 90,000 citizens who want a tax cut? Ask Douglas Bruce.

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    Road Warriors

    Boon or boondoggle, Bill Owens's highway plan has to get past Douglas Bruce before it goes anywhere.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Someone to Lien On

    Boon or boondoggle, Bill Owens's highway plan has to get past Douglas Bruce before it goes anywhere.

  • News

    January 15, 1998

    No Taxation Without Misrepresentation

    A state property-tax goofup means that a poor Colorado county has to pay back a huge oil company.

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    1 for the Money

    Interpreting Amendment 1 can be quite a balancing act. On Monday, Fitzhugh Havens took the fall.

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    This Property Is Condemned

    The EPA messes with a widow over a Commerce City warehouse and winds up making its own mess.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    A SWEET DEAL

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    RUNAWAY TRAINCONGRESS SPURNED IT, STATE LAWMAKERS SCORN IT, BUT CAN ANYBODY PUT THE BRAKES ON LIGHT RAIL?

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

  • News

    February 1, 1995

    ANOTHER SLUM DUNK FROM DOUG BRUCE

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

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