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Colorado’s GOP AG clears key Democratic budget plan as legal
By saying a plan to reclassify a billion-dollar hospital program is constitutional, Colorado's Republican attorney general today bolstered a key strategy by the Democratic...
Lawyers for two ex-Colorado governors say Hickenlooper hospital plan is legal
As Coloradans wait for an opinion from Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman over what's become the biggest political debate in Colorado, two former executive branch lawyers are weighing in with their...
Colorado’s biggest political battle hangs in legal limbo
DENVER — More than a month has passed since the Democratic governor here asked the Republican attorney general to help clear up a legal question involving...
Marijuana tax won’t fix Colorado’s budget woes
DENVER - When voters in Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, a new industry emerged, along with a new state revenue stream.
According to early estimates from...
Court to hear arguments about whether TABOR is constitutional
Lawyers on Thursday will argue their case before a federal judge about why they believe Colorado's voter-initiated Taxpayer's Bill of Rights amendment to the state Constitution is,...
What you need to know about Colorado’s biggest political battle
Even before lawmakers gaveled the 2016 session into order on Wednesday, three words have dominated debate at the Capitol: Hospital Provider Fee. Understanding the...
Coloradans enjoyed Wednesday’s pot-tax Holiday – here’s why and how
Coloradans enjoyed Wednesday's pot-tax holiday, even if understanding TABOR – the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights which allowed for the tax-free day at recreational dispensaries...
Supreme Court kicks TABOR lawsuit back to appeals court
The saga around a notorious provision in Colorado's state constitution continues, in what could be the most fundamental disagreement in state politics this decade.
The U.S. Supreme Court punted...
Voters to decide how to spend $58 million in weed-tax money
Coming to a November ballot near you: Should the state keep $58 million in excess marijuana tax revenue that in part pays for K-12...