Tag: Taxes
Putting a Price on Growth Proves Tricky
Aurora has concluded that it is going into the red more than $5,000 for each new house built in the city.A 15-month study, released...
‘We’re Screwed,’ GOP Panelists Agree
Bush has failed and the Republican Party is divided, in ruins and with little hope for the next election cycle -- all according to...
Economic Decline Sets Stage for Decrease in Government Services
When it comes to the country's economic slowdown, everyone - homeowners, investors, job seekers and families - seems to be feeling the pinch. And...
Businesses Tax Themselves to Revitalize Aurora Strip
Taxes are bad for business, or so the conventional "wisdom" goes, but a group of small-business owners in Aurora are the most recent entrepreneurs...
Two Groups Urging Colorado Carbon Fee Initiatives
Two different strategies to try to raise the price of carbon emissions in Colorado to fight climate change.With considerable fanfare, more than 200 leading...
Ritter: Tax Initiative May Be on 2008 Ballot
Gov. Bill Ritter had just given his recommendations for the 2008 state budget before lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) last week when...
Western Slope Round-Up: Laws, Taxes, Cables and Signs
All the Moffat County Commissioners and Gov. Bill Ritter wanted to do is talk about local issues. But, the county failed to notify its...
New STAR to Guide TABOR
Fifteen years ago, the battle lines were drawn in blood red ink. Innocents became cannon fodder amidst the ensuing economic chaos. Media accounts raged...
Group considers “carbon tax” strategies
A group working to reduce Colorado's greenhouse gas emissions will explore three market-based alternatives for potential presentation to voters during either the 2008 or...