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Taxation Without Representation
By Paul Swansen F Line (Photo credit: paulswansen) Introduced earlier this week was the following, Colorado House Bill HB 13-1272: RTD & SCFD Sales & Use Tax Base Same As State. This tax...
View ArticleTABOR Foundation vs. RTD
Issue: Whether the General Assembly can circumvent TABOR by expanding the taxing authority of RTD and SCFD without voter approval. Plaintiff: TABOR Foundation Defendants: Regional Transportation...
View ArticleTABOR group sues 2 special districts — RTD, SCFD — over new tax
By Monte Whaley The Denver Post The nonprofit TABOR Foundation is suing to stop the Regional Transportation District and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District from collecting sales tax on...
View ArticleRTD vs The TABOR Foundation written discovery
RTD's First Set of Written Discovery to Plaintiff 2014-06-25 12-43-39 2014-6-25
View ArticleTABOR Committee & TABOR Foundation update
Friends of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Your TABOR Committee has a lot of irons in the fire, so I thought to take inventory: The lawsuit alleging TABOR unconstitutional is Kerr vs. Hickenlooper. You...
View ArticleRTD/SCFD Case filing 11.21
Dear Friends of TABOR: Attached is the final draft of the brief we filed today, along with the exhibits we attached to the brief in RTD/SCFD Case filing 11.21 Reply in Support of MSJ.final.final...
View ArticleMonday is the Trial date for TABOR vs RTD/SCFD court case
TABOR Supporter, The TABOR Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the Regional Transportation District and the Science and Cultural Facilities District for their violations of TABOR. The first court...
View ArticleAs session wraps up, major work remains for Colorado lawmakers
Colorado lawmakers begin a mad dash to the finish next week with more than a dozen significant bills in limbo and the session’s clock set to expire. The final flurry before the May 6 adjournment is...
View ArticleUpdate on lawsuit against RTD tax
TABOR Friends and Supporters, Here is an update regarding the lawsuit the TABOR Foundation filed to stop the new taxes RTD imposed without voter approval. The last we reported was that Judge Bruce...
View ArticleMSLF speaks about TABOR on Friday, July 17th
Democrats want to get rid of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. How does TABOR protect your personal and business interests? Is there a legal difference between a “tax” and a “fee”? What difference does it...
View ArticleColorado Legislature’s special session this week could aid special districts...
Capitol dome Kathleen Lavine / Denver Business Journal By Ed Sealover – Reporter, Denver Business Journal Gov. John Hickenlooper called a special legislative in mid-September, arguing it was the...
View ArticleRifts develop quickly during Colorado legislative special session
VIEW SLIDESHOW 5 photos Colorado Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, President Kevin Grantham and President Pro… more In This Article Chris Holbert Person Dan Pabon Person David Genova Person Deborah...
View ArticleRepublicans block pot-tax fix in Colorado Legislature’s special session
The Colorado capitol. KATHLEEN LAVINE, DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL By Ed Sealover – Reporter, Denver Business Journal Oct 3, 2017, 2:53pm MDT Updated Oct 3, 2017, 4:43pm MDT Colorado state Senate...
View ArticleLegislators find way to restore pot-tax funding to RTD, museums
Legislators find way to restore pot-tax funding to RTD, museums A RTD train sits at the corporate office, located between the Evans and Broadway stations. By Ed Sealover – Reporter, Denver Business...
View ArticleStudy: Colorado has sixth lowest tax burden in U.S.
Study: Colorado has sixth lowest tax burden in U.S. By Bethany Blankley | Watchdog.org Denver, Colorado jackanerd | Shutterstock.com Colorado’s state and local tax burden was the sixth lowest in the...
View ArticleColorado Supreme Court upholds legality of taxes for special districts, like...
Colorado Supreme Court upholds legality of taxes for special districts, like RTD TABOR requires voter approval for any tax hike Andy Cross, The Denver Post RTD’s G Line testing in Olde Town Arvada Jan....
View ArticleColorado Supreme Court: Some Small Tax Changes Are OK Without Voter Approval
Colorado Supreme Court: Some Small Tax Changes Are OK Without Voter Approval BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APR 23, 2018 An RTD bus sits idle at Alameda Station, just off the Denver neighborhoods of Baker and...
View ArticleColorado’s Supreme Court has once again weakened taxpayers’ rights
Colorado’s Supreme Court has once again weakened taxpayers’ rights BY ROB NATELSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/01/18 07:00 AM EDT 13 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF...
View ArticleWhen a Tax Increase Isn’t a New Tax
When a Tax Increase Isn’t a New Tax High court rules incidental, minimal tax revenue increase doesn’t violate TABOR By Julia Cardi – April 30, 2018 What might have been a precedent-setting decision in...
View ArticleIN RESPONSE | We don’t need a tax hike to fix Colorado’s highways
In this Jan. 7 photo, traffic backs up on Interstate 70 in Colorado, a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) (Re: “Only one ballot issue can...
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