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Taxpayers may get ultimate TABOR representation

The Taxpayers Bill of Rights is many things. It gives voters the right to approve tax increases yet sometimes requires them to approve the same...

Reader’s view: Tax-evader Douglas Bruce’s TABOR keeps voters from raising taxes,...

Anti-tax fanatic and now-convicted tax-evader Douglas Bruce sold us a bill of goods in 1992 when voters approved the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or...

#Coleg Notebook: Driver’s license compromise; economic forecasts

Lawmakers compromise on immigrant driver's licences  It can be difficult to understand exactly what the six-member Joint Budget Committee is doing, but on Wednesday the proceedings...

Littwin: Hick’s fiscal thicket fix-it sounds like crickets

I was on the edge of my seat for 40 minutes, which, let me tell you, is a long time to be on the...

Hickenlooper State of the State: Colorado cooperation and random acts of...

DENVER —  Governor John Hickenlooper used his fifth State of the State speech today to paint his legislature, where Republicans control the Senate and Democrats...

Hedges: The Colorado Conundrum

Perhaps you've heard of the "Colorado Paradox," the fact that our state is one of the most educated in the country - but mainly...

New Senate Prez Cadman launches session by prioritizing cooperation

Taking Republican control of the State Senate for the first time in a decade, newly elected Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, lit candles...

Statetap: Naked selfie guy to resign as El Paso sheriff

This summer, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said he welcomed a criminal investigation into his alleged wrongdoings - ranging from sexual misconduct to...

Markey challenges Treasurer Stapleton; Quick, Coffman vie to succeed Suthers

Two races on the ballot this year will decide key offices in Colorado: Republican Walker Stapleton is defending his office as state treasurer against...

On the digital stump: Scott Gessler

Honey Badger says he's in it to win it