Gov. Polis of Colorado advocates for eliminating special interest tax breaks and using the state surplus to cut income taxes. In fact, he has done the opposite.| Independence Institute - Think Freedom
Have Colorado lawmakers cried wolf about the state’s budget too many times? The state legislature, after recently reconciling a billion-dollar “budget shortfall” due mostly to a relentless overspending habit, is now back in the barber chair for yet another fiscal haircut. And while legislators are still overspending and overpromising, state revenue reductions from taxpayer-friendly policy| Independence Institute - Think Freedom
It appears the court was trying to update the statute. But updating federal statutes is not the job of appointed-for-life judges. It is a job for democratically-elected members of Congress.| Independence Institute - Think Freedom
Since 2009, Colorado regulation and government spending have exploded, and every branch of state government seems to have taken on an authoritarian tinge.| Independence Institute - Think Freedom
Freedom of the press is as much for ordinary citizens as journalists, so the law should not discriminate against ordinary citizens.| Independence Institute - Think Freedom
The incentives behind the campaign are obvious. The ERA is poorly drafted and vague (which is why it was rejected). If it became part of the Constitution, the result would be legal chaos. Activists know they would be able to feed off that chaos . . . .| Independence Institute - Think Freedom
Governor Jared Polis has been a consistent advocate for eliminating the state income tax, or at least “buying it down” through the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) surplus. This year, Polis claimed that legislation passed in 2024 did “deliver on that promise” to reduce the income tax rate, but Independence Institute’s research finds that legislation| Independence Institute - Think Freedom