Author: John Frank
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Report: Colorado AG gives OK to controversial hospital provider fee move
Breaking from Republican allies, Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is giving a green light to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s plan to exempt the billion-dollar hospital provider fee program from TABOR. The formal opinion issued Monday said the program that collects fees from hospitals to draw matching federal dollars would meet all three tests needed to qualify…
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Group backed by prominent Colorado leaders weighs TABOR overhaul
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An organization backed by prominent Colorado leaders is moving toward ballot initiatives in 2016 to roll back the state’s TABOR spending caps and make it harder to amend the constitution. A possible third ballot question…
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Voter registration deadline for 2016 Colorado caucus nears
In a state where a plurality of voters shun a political label, an important deadline for the 2016 presidential election is approaching at the start of the new year. The final day to register with a political party is Jan. 4, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, and the state’s unaffiliated voters must…