Colorado's income tax measures — Prop. 121 and Prop. GG — pass
Nov 8, 2022 · Colorado voters poised to cut the state’s income tax rate for the second time in two years. Proposition 121 slashes the rate to 4.4% from 4.55% starting in tax year 2022. Another income tax measure, Proposition GG, passed Tuesday as well. Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 10:56 PM MST on Nov 8, 2022 Updated 12:56 AM MST on Nov 9, 2022.
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Colorado wildfires tracker: Major fires currently burning - The ...
Jul 27, 2023 · The Spruce Creek Fire, located 11 miles northeast of Dolores in Montezuma County, was sparked by lightning May 14. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) 100% of the perimeter contained as of June 1. Started: May 14, 2024. Size: 5,699 acres. Location: 11 miles northeast of Dolores in Montezuma County.
The true story behind the conspiracy-ridden murals at Denver ...
Jul 7, 2023 · Since their unveiling, conspiracy theories about the murals have run rampant. Darlina learned about some of the rumors in the early 2000’s. She recalls hearing, “‘People hate that mural. They say, you wanted 9/11 because of that figure of war. They say that in the Bible, all these dirty animals are unclean.
Hospital merger puts Colorado's SCL Health under Intermountain …
Sep 16, 2021 · SCL Health, the Colorado-based operator of eight not-for-profit hospitals with 16,000 employees, will merge into much larger and secular Intermountain Healthcare of Utah, officials announced Thursday, creating a chain of 33 hospitals with 58,000 employees across six Western states. SCL Health, a Catholic system begun by nuns in Kansas and now ...
All the new minimum wages in Colorado that kick in Jan. 1
Aug 7, 2024 · Colorado’s is tentatively increasing 39 cents to $14.81, from $14.42. The state’s official new wage will be announced around Labor Day, according to state labor department officials. A Flourish table. Edgewater is on track to raise its minimum to wage to $16.52, from $15.02 this year.
Everything you wanted to know about the Colorado River but …
Aug 14, 2023 · Each year, Colorado can use up to 51.75% of the river’s available water supply for the Upper Basin states. If the basin’s full allocation of 7.5 million acre-feet of water was put to use, Colorado would receive about 3.85 million acre-feet of water. But, the Upper Basin states have never used their full allocation.
Lauren Boebert has a massive lead in the 4th Congressional …
Jun 4, 2024 · Boebert currently represents Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, which spans the Western Slope into Pueblo and southeastern Colorado. But she switched her reelection campaign to the 4th District, which is more favorable to Republicans, last year to improve her chances of securing another term in Congress. She won by 546 votes in the 3rd District in 2022, a narrow …
Colorado homestead property tax exemption: There's an equity issue
Jun 5, 2021 · Chris Stiffler, CFI senior economist and author of “Inequities in Colorado’s Senior Property Tax Exemption,” notes that the exemption is, in one sense, insulated against well-off homeowners benefitting too much because it’s capped at a $100,000 deduction whether a home is valued at $400,000 or $1 million.
Latest Colorado redistricting maps: Democrats poised to keep …
Sep 13, 2021 · The latest draft maps of Colorado’s new state Senate and House districts would make it difficult for Republicans to challenge Democratic control of the legislature, according to analysis of the proposals released Monday. Under the new maps, the 35-seat state Senate would include 15 safe Democratic districts, 10 safe Republican districts and ...