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The bill makes it longer to get requested docs for regular citizens and gives preferential treatment for paid journalists and reporters. We need true CORA reform such as HB25-1242 brought forward by both left and right govt watchdog coalitions.
The bill makes the following changes to the “Colorado Open Records Act” (CORA):
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This legislation appears to be a scheme to rob the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund. It is irresponsible to borrow $100M to cover today’s bills and
This bill eliminates the small credit to vendors for their work in collecting and remitting sales tax on behalf of the state. This legislation would
A $100 million windfall this year for prepaid taxation obligations, followed by a net loss of $75 million next year, is a shell game which
$45 million increasing to $91 million next year in new revenue is a tax increase, a violation of TABOR (Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights), and
$35.6 million (increasing to $72 million next year) of new revenue is a tax increase, a violation of TABOR, and requires a vote of the
This bill would require business owners to give back a portion or all of their qualified deduction resulting from the federal Qualified Business Income Deduction
This bill increases spending rather than decreasing spending to the tune of 49 new FTE (Full Time Employees) and $70M per year. The AI process
This legislation creates more citizen dependance on the state. Beware! What the state giveth, the state can taketh away. We must reclaim the rugged individual
This bill irresponsibly increases spending when Colorado is in a nearly $1B budget shortfall. This legislation uses taxpayer’s money to subsidize abortion providers and providers
While there are similarities to HB25B-1016, we are concerned that this bill is a violation of “The Separation of Powers” as it passes ‘the power
Bill puts before voters in November, 2 separate ballot issues to pay for free breakfast and lunch for EVERY student. No Fiscal Note to tell
This bill inserts the state into matters of local government. Local governments are closer and more accountable to their constituents than the state and more
Taxes on oil, natural gas, and the coal industries have generated millions of $$$ for education. The grant funding requests in this bill are the
The Leeds School of Business at CU recently reported that Colorado’s economic growth has moved from 5th to 41st in the nation because of excessive
This bill would levy another fee and more penalties on petroleum products. These fees and penalties get passed on to the consumer. Instead of the
This bill moves revenue from TABOR calculations into an Enterprise, which is exempt from TABOR calculations. The expected result is $66 Million moved from taxpayer
Decisions as to the manner as this is done ought to be made by informed persons making rational decisions that are in the interest of
CUT members unanimously oppose this bill. The bill appropriates $4 million from the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” cash fund to the office of the
This bill modifies the schedule and amount of annual transfers from the General Fund to the State Highway Fund, substantially reducing highway funding over the
CUT members unanimously oppose this bill. The bill adjusts the distribution of money in the state lottery fund, beginning in FY 2024-25. When the lottery
The CUT Board was unanimous in opposition. This special interest bill is so egregious that the safety clause is attached to it to prevent the
Unanimous opposition by the CUT board on this resolution. This resolution claims that TABOR prevents Colorado from being a republican form of government. We could
The bill makes it longer to get requested docs for regular citizens and gives preferential treatment for paid journalists and reporters. We need true CORA
Subsidized housing is economic redistribution and communist collectivism in nature. Government doesn’t belong in the private enterprise housing market. Lending money at below market rates
We will start with the Safety Clause. No public safety is involved. None. Then there is the Gifts, Grants, Donations Clause, which can become a
This bill seeks to expand an existing program which awards money to NGOs for assisting migrants with language training, job searches, and navigation of the
The bill begins with the dubious premise that climate crisis is ‘settled science’, and from there seeks to mandate onerous reductions in energy use by
CUT opposes this bill. The taxpayers cannot afford to compensate for the loss of businesses that the state destroyed. The proper remedy is to undo
CUT opposes this bill. The bill limits tap fees charged by the board of a sanitation district, water and sanitation district, or water district. This
This bill does not address the overspending problem at the state legislature. However, in the wolf introduction program the taxpayers pay for wolves to be
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